Dilmurat Mahmut
Biographic Data
| ID | 573864 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dilmurat Mahmut |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dilmurat |
| FAMILY NAME | Mahmut |
| SIGNATURE | MAHMUT D |
| AFFILIATIONS | McGill University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7746-3367 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Do They Feel Heard? A Study of Canadian Secondary School Students’ Voices Around Violent Extremism
This paper examines the perspectives and experiences of Canadian secondary school students on violent extremism. Through interviews with students ( n = 36), the study highlights a significant lack of critical understanding of the topic. Although students perceive their teachers as competent, discussions on violent extremism are notably absent in classrooms, leading students to over-rely on informal sources such as social media, often rife with mi…
Becoming ‘true’ Muslims in Canada
This study explores the shifting religiosity and religious identity of a group of Muslim Uyghur immigrants in Canada. The findings reveal that many have strengthened their attachment to their Islamic faith and identity after resettlement. Drawing on data gathered through 12 in-depth (n = 12) interviews and a survey of more than 100 participants (n = 106), this article suggests that this ‘reconversion’ process results from ‘conversations’ with thr…
Navigating mental health and community challenges
Purpose This paper aims to explore the mental health and community challenges of Uyghur immigrants in Canada under the current systemic oppression in the Uyghur homeland. Design methodology approach It is based on a survey of 113 adult immigrants and qualitative interviews of 10 men and 10 women participants. Findings The findings show that the Uyghurs in Canada experience a significant sense of trauma, mental health issues and community challeng…
Uyghur Identity and Culture
Uyghur Women Activists in the Diaspora
This book explores the life stories of ten Uyghur women, all prominent political activists in the international Uyghur advocacy movement. Born and raised in East Turkestan/Xinjiang in the 1970s-90s, each woman departed from China before 2005 and chose to settle in Western countries. Today, they work tirelessly to defend the rights of Uyghurs and Turkic peoples in China, to raise public awareness of the PRC’s campaign of colonization and populatio…
Making Sense of the Uyghur Genocide Through Religious Theodicy
This study aims to explore how some Uyghurs in Canada and Türkiye[1] interpret the ongoing Uyghur Genocide through a religious lens, as a form of theodicy, an explanation for evil and suffering.[2] The article is based on data collected from three different sources. The first source is a diary which recorded discussions of individual Uyghurs participating in an online class on the Qur’an taking place in 2021. The second source comes from intervie…
Women in the Uyghur Advocacy Movement in Canada
This study analyzes the life stories of three female Uyghur political activists. Born and raised in East Turkestan/Xinjiang, all three chose to emigrate to the West. Today they live in Canada, advocating for the rights of Turkic peoples in their “Homeland” and raising public awareness of the CCP’s campaign against the Uyghurs, a campaign which is currently recognized as genocidal by seven countries as well as a number of human rights organization…
"Uyghurs in the Diaspora in Canada" 2021 Survey Report
This report presents the results of “The Uyghurs in the Diaspora in Canada” survey. It was conducted between November 2020 and January 2021, by the research team affiliated with the project, Children in Sectarian Religions and State Control at the School of Religious Studies, McGill University.[1] Our aim was to gather information on the Uyghurs who left their Homeland (East Turkestan/Xinjiang) and relocated to Canada. The survey consists of 45 q…
Belonging to Quebec and English Canada as Muslims
Following the rise of Islamophobia, Muslims in the West have been experiencing increasingly challenging identity dilemmas. Canada is not an exception. This article, at the intersection of Critical Race Theory and post-colonial perspectives, analyzes the narratives of 13 highly educated Uyghur Muslim immigrants living in Quebec and some English provinces of Canada. Their stories show that many of them have become subject to multiple identity dilem…
Conflicting perceptions of education in Canada
This paper discusses how some well-educated Muslim Uyghur immigrants position themselves in relation to the education systems in Canada. The findings reveal that, on the one hand, these immigrants view education in Canada as very empowering, reflecting the long existing discourse of Orientalism. Their special background as a deeply oppressed Muslim group in China seems to have only added to this position. On the other hand, they have started to s…
Belonging to Quebec and English Canada as Muslims
Following the rise of Islamophobia, Muslims in the West have been experiencing increasingly challenging identity dilemmas. Canada is not an exception. This article, at the intersection of Critical Race Theory and post-colonial perspectives, analyzes the narratives of 13 highly educated Uyghur Muslim immigrants living in Quebec and some English provinces of Canada. Their stories show that many of them have become subject to multiple identity dilem…
Conflicting perceptions of education in Canada
This paper discusses how some well-educated Muslim Uyghur immigrants position themselves in relation to the education systems in Canada. The findings reveal that, on the one hand, these immigrants view education in Canada as very empowering, reflecting the long existing discourse of Orientalism. Their special background as a deeply oppressed Muslim group in China seems to have only added to this position. On the other hand, they have started to s…
Conflicting perceptions of education in Canada
This paper discusses how some well-educated Muslim Uyghur immigrants position themselves in relation to the education systems in Canada. The findings reveal that, on the one hand, these immigrants view education in Canada as very empowering, reflecting the long existing discourse of Orientalism. Their special background as a deeply oppressed Muslim group in China seems to have only added to this position. On the other hand, they have started to s…
Women in the Uyghur Advocacy Movement in Canada
This study analyzes the life stories of three female Uyghur political activists. Born and raised in East Turkestan/Xinjiang, all three chose to emigrate to the West. Today they live in Canada, advocating for the rights of Turkic peoples in their “Homeland” and raising public awareness of the CCP’s campaign against the Uyghurs, a campaign which is currently recognized as genocidal by seven countries as well as a number of human rights organization…
"Uyghurs in the Diaspora in Canada" 2021 Survey Report
This report presents the results of “The Uyghurs in the Diaspora in Canada” survey. It was conducted between November 2020 and January 2021, by the research team affiliated with the project, Children in Sectarian Religions and State Control at the School of Religious Studies, McGill University.[1] Our aim was to gather information on the Uyghurs who left their Homeland (East Turkestan/Xinjiang) and relocated to Canada. The survey consists of 45 q…
Belonging to Quebec and English Canada as Muslims
Following the rise of Islamophobia, Muslims in the West have been experiencing increasingly challenging identity dilemmas. Canada is not an exception. This article, at the intersection of Critical Race Theory and post-colonial perspectives, analyzes the narratives of 13 highly educated Uyghur Muslim immigrants living in Quebec and some English provinces of Canada. Their stories show that many of them have become subject to multiple identity dilem…
Uyghur Identity and Culture
Uyghur Women Activists in the Diaspora
This book explores the life stories of ten Uyghur women, all prominent political activists in the international Uyghur advocacy movement. Born and raised in East Turkestan/Xinjiang in the 1970s-90s, each woman departed from China before 2005 and chose to settle in Western countries. Today, they work tirelessly to defend the rights of Uyghurs and Turkic peoples in China, to raise public awareness of the PRC’s campaign of colonization and populatio…
Making Sense of the Uyghur Genocide Through Religious Theodicy
This study aims to explore how some Uyghurs in Canada and Türkiye[1] interpret the ongoing Uyghur Genocide through a religious lens, as a form of theodicy, an explanation for evil and suffering.[2] The article is based on data collected from three different sources. The first source is a diary which recorded discussions of individual Uyghurs participating in an online class on the Qur’an taking place in 2021. The second source comes from intervie…
Do They Feel Heard? A Study of Canadian Secondary School Students’ Voices Around Violent Extremism
This paper examines the perspectives and experiences of Canadian secondary school students on violent extremism. Through interviews with students ( n = 36), the study highlights a significant lack of critical understanding of the topic. Although students perceive their teachers as competent, discussions on violent extremism are notably absent in classrooms, leading students to over-rely on informal sources such as social media, often rife with mi…
Becoming ‘true’ Muslims in Canada
This study explores the shifting religiosity and religious identity of a group of Muslim Uyghur immigrants in Canada. The findings reveal that many have strengthened their attachment to their Islamic faith and identity after resettlement. Drawing on data gathered through 12 in-depth (n = 12) interviews and a survey of more than 100 participants (n = 106), this article suggests that this ‘reconversion’ process results from ‘conversations’ with thr…
Navigating mental health and community challenges
Purpose This paper aims to explore the mental health and community challenges of Uyghur immigrants in Canada under the current systemic oppression in the Uyghur homeland. Design methodology approach It is based on a survey of 113 adult immigrants and qualitative interviews of 10 men and 10 women participants. Findings The findings show that the Uyghurs in Canada experience a significant sense of trauma, mental health issues and community challeng…
China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations (9 works) · Political science (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Diaspora (5 works) · Immigration (5 works) · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (3 works)