Uyghur / East Turkistani American 🇺🇸 | Political refugee, ex-soldier | Founder of the East Turkistan National Awakening Movement (ETNAM) and Prime Minister of the East Turkistan Government-in-Exile (ETGE) since Nov. 2019 📍Washington, DC 🗞 Op-Ed: Independence is the Only Way Forward For East Turkistan https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/08/11/independence-east-turkistan-china-uyghurs-xinjiang/ ⚖️ Leading ETGE & ETNAM’s case against China’s leaders, including Xi Jinping, at the International Criminal Court 📰 Featured on / mentioned in The New York Times, NBC, The Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy, Aljazeera, NPR, The Guardian, Fox News, AFP, Vice, CNN, VOA, Business Insider, The Washington Free Beacon, The Middle East Eye, The Daily Caller, The New York Post, The Telegraph, Times of Israel, India Today, PRI, RFI, Radio Free Asia, and more. 📚 B.A. in International Studies and Political Science (University of Oklahoma), currently pursuing a Masters in National Security Studies (American Military University). 🔍Interests: East Turkistan, Uyghurs, Central Asia, China, Geopolitics, Foreign Policy, History, Nationalism, National Security, and Realism ❓Visit: www.East-Turkistan.net to learn more about East Turkistan