We’ve been hearing about the horrors of Guantanamo Bay for 20 years now. It’s difficult to learn so much about a horrific reality for our Muslim...
The brother who had a scoop If you ask journalists, they will tell you Guantanamo is a secretive place that no one can break into. Yet,...
A dutiful son was found hanged in his cell In this episode, Moazzam Begg honors the memory of Yasser Al-Zahrani, a 17 year-old boy from Madinah,...
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...
I saw him murdered saying “Ya Allah!” What I am about to tell you has to be one of the most horrific things I have ever...
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 Uruj Ehsan Sheikh We are in a historic moment. Renewed Islamophobia has emerged in the mainstream. GOP candidates’ anti-Muslim rhetoric and an upsurge of hate...
I came to Cuba to attend the 4th fourth International Seminar for Peace and the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases and to advocate for the closure...
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...
By Mobeen Vaid More than any previous year, this past White House Iftar triggered considerable debate within the American Muslim community. Specifically, a growing segment of...