ByOlivia Enos,
Contributor.
For over seven years, Ziba Murat has been waiting for news that her mother Gulshan Abbas, a peaceful Uyghur doctor unjustly detained by the CCP, would be released. Seven birthdays have passed. Seven-almost-eight anniversaries of her detention have gone by. And most recently, her eighth Mother’s Day took place with no word from China on when her innocent mother would be returned to her family in America. The more years that go by, the harder it is to hope for her safe return.
So when Murat received an invitation from the Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, to attend this year’s State of the Union address, she felt optimism that with the right people raising their voices, she might see her mother again.
This week, as President Trump is in Beijing, Murat – like so many other American citizens separated from their loved ones across China – hopes that this time, her dear mother will be released and returned safely home where she belongs.
