Mustafa Setmariam Nasar wrote in support of the East Turkestan Independence Movement and praised the conquest of Kashgar by Qutayba ibn Muslim and Yaqub Beg, praising the latter's buildings of educational institutions for Islam and mosques and calling him "Attalik Ghazi" and a "good man" for his war against Buddhists and Chinese people. Mustafa Setmariam Nasar had met some Uyghurs in Afghanistan, where they trained as mujahidin. He criticized China for restrictions on religion and Islamic teaching imposed on Uyghurs. The Turkistan Islamic Party's 18th issue of the magazine "Islamic Turkistan" published an article on Mustafa Setmariam Nasar's career. The 19th issue of this magazine contained an article by Abi Khadeejah al-Shami on Nasar.