Durnyam Mashurova
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Durnyam Mashurova is an
Uyghur
writer and poet in Kazakhstan
.
She wrote lyrics to songs performed by Dervishi
, an Uyghur music band in Almaty
, Kazakhstan. Durnyam Mashurova is best known for her controversial memoirs "A Life Lived Not in Vain" describing life of her husband Azat Mashurov
which were published in Uyghur in 2005. This book was translated into Russian
in June, 2007. In 2009, she published new new surrealistic novel "Ana Mirasi" - "Mother's Will).
Uyghur
Uyghur people
The Uyghur are a Turkic ethnic group living in Eastern and Central Asia. Today, Uyghurs live primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China...
writer and poet in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
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She wrote lyrics to songs performed by Dervishi
Dervishi
Dervishi is anUyghur music band in Kazakhstan.The group was founded in Almaty, Kazakhstan in July 1999 by four musicians: Dilmurat Baharov, Adil Zhambakiev, Aziz Massimov and Raim Khamrayev...
, an Uyghur music band in Almaty
Almaty
Almaty , also known by its former names Verny and Alma-Ata , is the former capital of Kazakhstan and the nation's largest city, with a population of 1,348,500...
, Kazakhstan. Durnyam Mashurova is best known for her controversial memoirs "A Life Lived Not in Vain" describing life of her husband Azat Mashurov
Azat Mashurov
Azat Mashurovich Mashurov was a prominent public figure in Kazakhstan's Uyghur community. He served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Alakol District in Taldykorgan Province from 1980-1989. He helped drastically improve Alakol's economy, bringing Usharal, its administrative center,...
which were published in Uyghur in 2005. This book was translated into Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
in June, 2007. In 2009, she published new new surrealistic novel "Ana Mirasi" - "Mother's Will).