| Description |
244 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Palgrave studies in oral history series
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| Summary |
"Richly told and uniquely heartrending, this book collects personal narratives of Muslim immigrants from Pakistan, Egypt, India, and Palestine who were racially profiled, detained indefinitely, and mistreated following the September 11 attacks. From descriptions of physical abuse at the hands of American prison employees to a harrowing account of extraordinary rendition and torture in Egypt, these powerful stories will inspire both empathy and outrage. Exploring themes of globalization and ethnic tension in the context of the global war on terror, Irum Shiekh here provides a space for former detainees to tell their stories and reveal the human cost of suspending civil liberties after a wartime emergency"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: -- Azmath Mohammad: Transnational Implications of 9/11 Detentions * Ansar Mahmood: Lifelong Deportation: A Legal Residents Punishment for Helping a Friend * Anser Mahmood and Family: Uprooting Immigrants, Uprooting Families * Nabil Ayesh: Loss of Civil Liberties for Muslims after 9/11 * Mohammad E.: Propagating and maintaining the global war on terror * Yaser Ebrahim: Reclaiming civil rights. |
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Muslims -- United States -- Interviews.
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Muslims -- United States -- Social conditions.
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Civil rights -- United States.
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September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 -- Influence.
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Deportation -- United States.
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Detention of persons -- United States.
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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| ISBN |
9780230103818 hardback |
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0230103812 hardback |
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9780230103825 paperback |
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0230103820 paperback |
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