The words “Guantanamo Bay” hardly need much introduction. Opened amongst the hysteria and bloodthirst of a post-9/11 world, this detention camp stands as one of the...
OpEd By Maha Hilal Two days ago, President Obama revealed his plan to finally close Guantanamo Bay. Numerous critiques of his plan have emerged, including the...
By Mehrunisa Qayyum President Obama has entered the final quarter of his big game. Watching President Obama’s State of the Union Address in DC is like watching...
By Dr Maha Hilal #MuslimsRally2CloseGitmo There’s really no such thing as the ‘voiceless’. There are only the deliberately silenced, or the preferably unheard. ~Arundhati Roy~ These words...
Link to Full Coverage of Dr. Aafia’s Ordeal by Andrew Purcell Houston, Texas. Ramadan 2011 or 1432. Whichever calendar you prefer does not change the fact...
Bismillah walhamdolillah was salamu alaykum. *** UPDATE: May 3 *** I regret to inform you that the May 7 mobilization has been postponed indefinitely for logistical...
Reproduced from Commonweal with Michael Peppard’s permission. Last winter, I wrote for these pages about reports of religious abuse at Guantánamo (“The Secret Weapon,” December 5,...