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Timothy Grose @timothyagrose.bsky.social · 5d

The Tashi Kyil monks are on break now, but tune in to see them put the finishing touches on the mandala and stay for its deconstruction www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9qw...

Mandala last day

YouTube video by Heaven is High and The Emperor is Far Away 天高皇帝远

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Timothy Grose @timothyagrose.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks!

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Timothy Grose @timothyagrose.bsky.social · 7d

I forget how it goes exactly, but there is a saying about surrounding yourself with people smarter than you. well, that's my strategy. humbled to be part of this team, honored to receive this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity from LUCE/ @acls1919.bsky.social and motivated to make this project special

Maura Elizabeth Cunningham @mauracunningham.bsky.social · 7d

Big congratulations to @timothyagrose.bsky.social @drdavidtobin.bsky.social @emilyupson.bsky.social, who received a Luce/ACLS Collaborative Grant in China Studies for their project, "Un-Settling Xinjiang: Archiving, Digitizing and Curating Knowledge of Settler Colonial Violence in China and Beyond."

Recent Fellows

Formed in 1919, ACLS is a nonprofit federation of 81 scholarly organizations. As the preeminent representative of American scholarship in the humanities and social sciences, ACLS holds a core belief…

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Maura Elizabeth Cunningham @mauracunningham.bsky.social · 7d

Big congratulations to @timothyagrose.bsky.social @drdavidtobin.bsky.social @emilyupson.bsky.social, who received a Luce/ACLS Collaborative Grant in China Studies for their project, "Un-Settling Xinjiang: Archiving, Digitizing and Curating Knowledge of Settler Colonial Violence in China and Beyond."

Recent Fellows

Formed in 1919, ACLS is a nonprofit federation of 81 scholarly organizations. As the preeminent representative of American scholarship in the humanities and social sciences, ACLS holds a core belief…

www.acls.org

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Timothy Grose @timothyagrose.bsky.social · Jul 13

I recorded this talk for a conference I attended virtually after tech difficulties prevented the audience from seeing the slides. The images are pretty powerful. Although not professionally edited, I hate to think that it was just collecting digital dust in my hard drive. youtu.be/7YyA3nUwh9k

"'#Uyghurs are #uyghurs they aren't Muslims'" (talk on religious restrictions and secularization)

YouTube video by Heaven is High and The Emperor is Far Away 天高皇帝远

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Timothy Grose @timothyagrose.bsky.social · May 5

make no mistake: the program is about surveillance. the Party forced residents to "open" the one intimate space the existed beyond the reach of the government

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Timothy Grose @timothyagrose.bsky.social · May 5

lso, as shown in the poster, each family is assigned a cadre. In this case, because the family is "regular" (一般户 ئادەتتىكى ئائىلە) and not "trustworthy" they would be subjected to more overnight stays from their assigned cadre (帮扶干部). for example, archive.ph/9SEgm

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Timothy Grose @timothyagrose.bsky.social · May 5

Happy when vloggers unwittingly post evidence of state violence in the region. This poster is from the fanghuiju (sometimes called "becoming family--long story) campaign. As shown, each family is designated as either "regular" (true here) "trustworthy" or "untrustworthy..."

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Timothy Grose @timothyagrose.bsky.social · Apr 17

some words of mine included in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Uyghur rights group calls on hotel chains not to ‘sanitise’ China abuses in Xinjiang

Growth in international hotels coincides with government effort to push region as a tourism destination

www.theguardian.com

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Timothy Grose @timothyagrose.bsky.social · Apr 10

I’m guessing the officials’ thoughts are, if we make it easier for Uyghur families to send their children to neigaoban (a boarding school) or college by having few children, then they will voluntarily have fewer children. Of course, “longterm” birth control measures are the real key to the equation

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Timothy Grose @timothyagrose.bsky.social · Apr 10

A combination of certificates for having fewer children, a one time 6000rmb subsidy with 150 yuan given each month “long-term” birth control measures are used, and bonus points for children on entrance exams saw new births in this rural Uyghur village drop over 50% in 4 years

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Timothy Grose @timothyagrose.bsky.social · Apr 7

Books from China came!!!

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Timothy Grose @timothyagrose.bsky.social · Apr 5

In short, this is not "normal"

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Timothy Grose @timothyagrose.bsky.social · Apr 5

And yes, sama was performed at Eid...after thousands prayed at the mosque

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Timothy Grose @timothyagrose.bsky.social · Apr 5

Children would stay up late--shops would show movies for families to watch together (maybe Bloodsport wasn't the best choice!)

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Timothy Grose @timothyagrose.bsky.social · Apr 5

People celebrated iftar in the streets! Every evening came alive with chatter and laughter

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Timothy Grose @timothyagrose.bsky.social · Apr 5

Young people would meet at the food hall above the Arman market and wait patiently for their cell phones to buzz indicating that the day's fast was over. Having just recited du'a, the young women feigns wiping her face

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Timothy Grose @timothyagrose.bsky.social · Apr 5

This sign reads: "[We're] sorry. Food is not being served"

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Timothy Grose @timothyagrose.bsky.social · Apr 5

Many restaurants were closed except for iftar and dinner, as this sign indicates; "[Only] 'iftar' and dinner will be served."

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Timothy Grose @timothyagrose.bsky.social · Apr 5

as the sign in this image states, some snacks were dedicated specifically for women

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Timothy Grose @timothyagrose.bsky.social · Apr 5

Men waited around tables to break their fasts with snacks of dates (following the Prophet), fruit, and nan

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Timothy Grose @timothyagrose.bsky.social · Apr 5

People even closed their shops throughout the day to pray. This sign explains: "It's prayer time, please wait a moment."

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Timothy Grose @timothyagrose.bsky.social · Apr 5

The number of prayer goers at a jume prayer in Urumchi was so great, they had to perform namaz on the street

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Timothy Grose @timothyagrose.bsky.social · Apr 5

Ramadan Day 1 Kashgar: The faithful poured out of Heytgah in the hundreds if not thousands.

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Timothy Grose @timothyagrose.bsky.social · Apr 5

All these Ramadan--and now Eid--posts about the "freeness" of religious expression in Xinjiang by folks, some dressing up like they're some sort of sultan... For reference, here are some of the rituals, practices, and celebrations of the sacred month before authorities tightened restrictions.

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