Rahima Mahmut is a well-known London-based Uyghur singer who performs traditional songs in her native language. It’s just one of the meaningful activities she does to keep the Uyghur culture alive, despite being miles away from her home and family in China. She also runs the UK office of the World Uyghur Congress, an international advocacy office for Uyghur human rights. Rahima last saw her family more than 20 years ago in her home town of Ghulja, Xinjiang but hasn’t been able to have any contact with them since 2017. “My last conversation with my brother was in January 2017 but then I couldn’…