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Here at Ideas, Not Identity, I am a writer who believes that unfortunately, ideas are no longer separate from the individual saying them. This leaves many people fearful of raising questions or even mentioning topics deemed controversial.

I firmly believe that a writer or speaker should be judged based on the points they raise, and not on who they are as a person.

I have therefore set up this page to discuss topics that many feel too afraid to talk about. I hope by reading and responding to me, barriers can be broken down, discussions can begin, and progress can be made towards removing the taboo certain modern day issues possess.

China: The Orwellian Lives of Uighur Muslims

China. The Orwellian Lives of Uighur Muslims. After reading this, please look into the first-hand accounts of Muslims from China who have undergone the vile treatment I am about to discuss. Nothing I write can properly describe what they have gone through. In 2018, satellite images above western China showed unexpected changes to the landscape. These new photographs showed an area in Xinjiang, occupied with large, grey buildings, surrounded by barbed wire, and dotted with security towers. Reports and investigations into the area were and still are hard to come by, with strict policing of anyone attempting to gain information as to what these new, eerie looking compounds are to be used for. It was hard to argue however, that what was being photographed was anything other than a concentration camp. Those who are unfortunate enough to be on the wrong side of these impenetrable walls is no secret: Uighur Muslims, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz and other ethnic minorities. The reason for their incarcera