Ashiq: The Last Troubadours
Muslim Minorities in China film series
Event Details
Date
Monday, February 25, 2013
Time
7 p.m.
Description
Held in conjunction with EA 301: Islam in China, Spring 2013. Chinese name: 阿希克 120min., 2010, directed by Liu Xiangchen劉湘晨, in Uyghur with English subtitles. This is an epic documentary of the lives of Ashiq, itinerant Uyghurs who live in China’s far western province of Xinjiang. Ashiq hold diverse occupations and seek seclusion periodically to cultivate religious powers at regional mazar (graves of Uyghur spiritual leaders).
Cost
Free
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