Art & Science
Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program
I completed an apprenticeship in Uyghur calligraphy with Ablikim Emet under the Mass Cultural Council's Traditional Arts Apprenticeship program.
Ablikim Emet
Read more about my mentor on his website. Ablikim Emet is a professional calligrapher, photographer, and videographer who was widely published in East Turkistan. His first calligraphy publication was in 1984, and since then he's had his calligraphy printed in numerous journals, books, magazines, signage, and so on. He has mentored many students who have also gone on to become professional calligraphers. He was forced to settle in the US due to the atrocities happening in our homeland, so he is slowly rebuilding his career in the arts.
What is Uyghur calligraphy?
The Uyghur language is a Turkic language written in a unique Perso-Arabic script, which was adopted when Islam arrived in the region in the 10th century. Modern Uyghur script descends from Chaghatay, a Turkic literary language that was common in Central Asia from the 13th - 20th centuries.
Uyghur calligraphy has 12 forms: Tüz, Ruq'i (or Kesme), Te'iliq, Esliye, Sulus, Nesxi, Kufi, Shetrenji Kufi, Reyhani, Ijazet, Diwani, and Jelli Diwani forms. Other forms also include Töw'em, Teswiriy, Kurgül, and Jelli which use words to form shapes and pictures.
Uyghur calligraphy has been a well-respected and widely-visible practice in Uyghur society for centuries; for a long time it was one of the main conduits through which knowledge had been passed down throughout eras, especially from Chaghatay.
Events and media appearances
Local artisans preserve culture through apprenticeships, showcase work at Lowell Folk Festival | The Sun
Apprenticeships: Carrying Traditional Knowledge Forward | Lowell Folk Festival
2023-Yilliq lowél medeniyet-senet féstiwalida uyghur xettatliq seniti namayen qilindi | RFA Uyghur
Uyghur xettatliqni saqlap qélish üchün amérikada tashlanghan qedem | RFA Uyghur
Science
I currently work in the Dries and Ko Labs focusing on translational breast cancer research.
Contributor:
Rogers Flattery, C. N., Abdulla, M., Barton, S. A., Michlich, J. M., Trut, L. N., Kukekova, A. V., & Hecht, E. E. (2023). The brain of the silver fox (Vulpes vulpes): a neuroanatomical reference of cell-stained histological and MRI images. Brain Structure and Function, 228(5), 1177-1189.
White, D., Abdulla, M., Park, S. B., Goldstein, D., Moalem‐Taylor, G., & Lees, J. G. (2023).Targeting translation: a review of preclinical animal models in the development of treatments for chemotherapy‐induced peripheral neuropathy. Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System.
Lees, J. G., Abdulla, M., Barkl‐Luke, M. E., Livni, L., Keating, B. A., Hayes, J., ... & Goldstein, D. (2021). The effect of exercise on neuromuscular toxicity in oxaliplatin treated mice. Muscle & Nerve.
Lees, J.G., Makker, P.G., Tonkin, R. S., Abdulla, M., Park, S. B., Goldstein, D., & Moalem-Taylor, G. (2017). Immune-mediated processes implicated in chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy. European Journal of Cancer, 73, 22-29.
Conference:
Abdulla, M., Lees, J.G., Barkl-Luke, M., Goldstein, D., Moalem-Taylor, G. (2017) Toxicity of Paclitaxel on Dissociated Primary Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons In Vitro. Poster session presented at the annual Australasian Neuroscience Society conference, Sydney, Australia.
Front cover of the Fox Atlas