UIGHUR STUDENT POSE AFTER FOLK DANCE PRACTISE IN KORLA, 2003-09-13 (photo)

Uighur students wear traditional costumes as they pose for a photo after practising folk dance at the Number One Middle School in Korla, a central city in China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, September 13, 2003. Uighur exile groups have criticised China for what they say is a concerted campaign to stamp out nationalist sentiment among the Uighur population by teaching in mandarin Chinese in growing numbers of schools. Turkic-speaking Muslim Uighur separatists have used political and terror activities to work towards independence from China. Picture taken September 13, 2003. REUTERS/Andrew Wong ASW