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as the golden age of East Turkestan. Throughout that period, students
from all over the world came to study at the renowned religious schools
and educational institutions of Turkestan. Statesmen and scientists who
would help shape the world were also trained there. The Turks who mi-
grated from the region to all corners of the world carried Islam with
them to many different countries.
The Qarakhan, Ghazna, Khwarezm-
Shah, Seljuq and Saidi tribes that were
born in Turkestan set up states under
the banner of Islam and provided
outstanding examples of Turkish-
Islamic culture, thus rendering a
P rominent Islamic
scholars such as
Ibn Sina (above),
Mahmud al-Kash-
gari (side) and
Farabi (large pic-
ture) were just a
few of the impor-
tant figures to
emerge from
Turkestan.
Communist China’s Policy
of Oppression in East Turkestan
