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Six months into her third pregnancy Arzigul Tursun, part of the Uyghur minority here in Xinjiang, was detained against her will for a forced abortion. International pressure has led to her release, but why did it have to come to that? What is the solution to family planning for minorities in places like Xinjiang?

Finally, a Xinjiang souvenir that doesn't make you look like a monkey in sequins. Check out awesome new Xinjiang-themed gear from The Opposite End of China.

Exiled Uighur rights campaigner and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Rebiya Kadeer, is again making headlines with the top Party leaders of the Xinjiang area meeting to bad mouth her.

Previously Kadeer had been jailed in China for 'leaking State secrets.' She was released in 2005 and now lives in exile in the US. Despite not winning the Nobel Peace Prize, she continues to fight for the rights of the Uighur people - the largest 'ethnic minority' in China's vast Xinjiang province.

This week, Xinjiang saw more and more national park action, continuing victories for the Flying Tigers, a great outpouring of charity for Xinjiang’s first “Donation Month,” a new bus route to Mongolia, among other things. Check out the past week's Xinjiang events at the New Dominion.

This week in Xinjiang, global warming was given a silver lining, the XPCC strengthened its presence in Northern Xinjiang, a model Uyghur policeman was selected as a finalist for Olympic torchbearer, TVs were distributed to rural households by the Ministry of Propaganda over New Year’s, flights between Urumqi and Dushanbe were regularized, and more.

Riding on the coattails of the Tibet riots a few weeks ago, Xinjiang is now hitting international news outlets because of protests in Khotan. The New Dominion looks at the flawed perspective the media provides when it elects to analyze Xinjiang through the Tibet lens, by considering historical, cultural, and geographical factors.

A bit of interesting commentary from a long-overseas Chinese who admits she can't help but feel the call to nationalism these days. She also raises an interesting question on why the NYT's coverage of the recent rally in New York for Chinese pride wasn't just lacking, but in fact, was missing.

The New Dominion presents a weekly roundup of recent events in Xinjiang, including four television-worthy crimes, the defeat of a 50-year old coal mine fire, the passing of an old Xinjiang hand, the demise of both confusing toilet signs and the iconic outdoor kebab sellers in Urumqi, mysterious meteorological espionage by Japanese and Americans, and more.

She not a government party member or famous pop star. In fact, she's not even ethnically Chinese, but her story is still a fascinating and integral part of China's biggest province, Xinjiang.