Durnyam Mashurova
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Durnyam Murdinovna Mashurova (Russian: Дурням Мурдиновна Машурова, born 8 March 1943) 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 "Life Not Wasted" ("Не Зря Прожитая Жизнь") describing life of her husband Azat Mashurov which were published in Uyghur in 2005. This book was translated into Russian in June, 2007, and she is now working with her son on translating it into English--as well as writing a second book on Uyghur women.
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