Patriot Acts: Narratives of Post-9/11 Injustice
This book seeks to tell the life stories of the innocent men and women who have been needlessly swept up in the “war on terror.” As we approach the ten-year anniversary of 9/11, this collection of narratives gives voice to the people who have had their human rights violated here in the U.S. by post-9/11 policies and actions. Among the narrators:

Young men of Arab, Muslim, South Asian, and Middle Eastern descent, who were arrested and detained or singled out for voluntary interviews because of their national origin or religion.

Scholars who have been blacklisted or subjected to interrogation for their research or writings on Islam and related topics.

Muslim women who have suffered from job discrimination, harassment, and assault for wearing a veil or similar head covering.
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Patriot Acts: Narratives of Post-9/11 Injustice
This book seeks to tell the life stories of the innocent men and women who have been needlessly swept up in the “war on terror.” As we approach the ten-year anniversary of 9/11, this collection of narratives gives voice to the people who have had their human rights violated here in the U.S. by post-9/11 policies and actions. Among the narrators:

Young men of Arab, Muslim, South Asian, and Middle Eastern descent, who were arrested and detained or singled out for voluntary interviews because of their national origin or religion.

Scholars who have been blacklisted or subjected to interrogation for their research or writings on Islam and related topics.

Muslim women who have suffered from job discrimination, harassment, and assault for wearing a veil or similar head covering.
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Patriot Acts: Narratives of Post-9/11 Injustice

Patriot Acts: Narratives of Post-9/11 Injustice

Patriot Acts: Narratives of Post-9/11 Injustice

Patriot Acts: Narratives of Post-9/11 Injustice

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Overview

This book seeks to tell the life stories of the innocent men and women who have been needlessly swept up in the “war on terror.” As we approach the ten-year anniversary of 9/11, this collection of narratives gives voice to the people who have had their human rights violated here in the U.S. by post-9/11 policies and actions. Among the narrators:

Young men of Arab, Muslim, South Asian, and Middle Eastern descent, who were arrested and detained or singled out for voluntary interviews because of their national origin or religion.

Scholars who have been blacklisted or subjected to interrogation for their research or writings on Islam and related topics.

Muslim women who have suffered from job discrimination, harassment, and assault for wearing a veil or similar head covering.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781940450964
Publisher: McSweeney's Publishing
Publication date: 10/01/2015
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 375
File size: 4 MB

About the Author

Alia Malek is a civil rights lawyer and author of the book A Country Called Amreeka: U.S. History Retold Through Arab-American Lives. Her reportage has appeared in The Nation, Salon, The Christian Science Monitor, The Columbia Journalism Review, and The New York Times.

Table of Contents

Foreword 9

Introduction 15

Adama Bah 23

Talat Hamdani 49

Rima Qamri 69

Gurwinder Singh 95

Khaled El-Masri 109

Amir Sulaiman 131

Rana Sodhi 149

Hani Khan 165

Zak Muhammad Reed 171

Ghassan Elashi 187

Sara Jayyousi 207

Uzma Naheed Abbasi & Anser Mehmood 213

Yasir Aladdin Afifi 233

Faheem Muhammad 249

Farid Rodriguez 253

Shaheena Parveen 271

Raed Jarrar 295

Nick George 319

Appendices 329

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