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Launch of ‘Bad Men – Guantanamo Bay and the Secret Prisons’ with Clive Stafford Smith
Clive Stafford Smith, Reprieve’s founder and Legal Director was one of the first lawyers to visit Guantanamo Bay . He has now written a book about his clients and his experiences, Bad Men – Guantanamo Bay and the Secret Prisons. He will be launching his book this Monday and will be joined on the panel by Sarah Teather MP and Moazzam Begg. Tickets are free should be reserved.
Time: 6.30pm for 7pm start
Place: Amnesty International UK , The Human Rights Action Centre, 17-25 New Inn Yard, London , EC2A 3EA
Date: Monday 23 April 2007
Tickets from Caroline Morten at Reprieve: 020 7353 4640
Ok, who's coming?
Fine! :crying:!
Alhumdulillah, I reserved my ticket and Insha'allah, ready and waiting to go! :hidban:
Extracts From The Book (http://www.ummah.com/forum/showthread.php?t=121967)
:hidban: Today! :hidban:
Let us know how it went sis!
Just noticed the thread:rubeyes: ...wouldnt have been ab;e to go anyways...:(
Hope it went well...i might get that book! :up:
souns Veeerrry interesting!
Let us know how it went sis!
Just noticed the thread:rubeyes: ...wouldnt have been ab;e to go anyways...:(
Hope it went well...i might get that book! :up:
souns Veeerrry interesting!
It was really good! and made me feel so bad about how little I do for our brothers and sisters incarcerated! :(
Clive spoke of all the ridiculous things that he has heard at Guantanamo and about Yusuf, a 14yr old boy from Saudi who had gone to Pakistan to learn English and got kidnapped by the Pakistani Intellignce from a local masjid. The fact that two detainees have been on hunger strike for over 600 days straight apart from what they are force fed which is very little! Shaker Amaer whose wife is no longer mentally stable had written a letter just weeks ago asking them if he could die .
Clive stated that we should all do more to raise the plight of those detained as all who had been released was due to mass pressure not the law! For those of you who do not know, the numbers in Guantanamo only amount to 3% of all those detained by the US and the rest remain in secret prisons such as Dieago Garcia and Far Filistin.
Sarah Teather spoke of the ways in which we can make a difference and about Jmail El Banna (as she is his MP) and the fact that his son Anas who is just 10 has so much pressure on him and is so politically active at such a young age when he should be having fun... Subhanallah, Anas really does put us all to shame.
Brother Moazzam spoke of his time in detention and the guilt in which he feels for those he left behind, particularly his close friend from the past Shaker Amer. Subanallah, everytime brother Moazzam speaks of his ordeal, you really can see the pain in his eyes. He also spoke of the fact that the majority have no voice whatsoever as they do not speak Engish and are therefore literally left stranded.
They all said the main thing is to embarass the government as that is what will have the biggest impact! :D
It left a huge impact on me :crying: Apologies if it is a bit all over the place, I didn't take notes and have just relied on my memeory! :o
May Allah(swt) hasten the release of all those incarcerated wherever they maybe in the world. Ameen!
... Ona lighter note, I got the book signed with my own personal message! :hidban:
summer786
23-04-07, 10:10 PM
is there any kind of organisation thats continually protesting against guantanamo in the uk?
i guess i\ll have to look it up, but i suppose there is some form of one somewhere
my point being, we should all join it! if i find anything, i shall post...
Salaamz sister....I really missed out obviously!
Ameen to your Du'aa..it is really sad!
Sounds like a deep tlk, apparently effective as its left an impact in you and surely the others that attended (iA).
It does really put me (and surely others) to shame that yeh SubhanAllah Anas is active at a young age, masha'Allah!
I would deffo like to get holsd of the book soon Insha'Allah and would definitely like to learn more about the secret prisons Dieago Garcia (somewhere in latin America :scratch:), far filistin i figured thats somewhere near filistin :scratch:...i need to get learning more about those imprisoned.
summer786
23-04-07, 10:13 PM
Salaamz sister....I really missed out obviously!
Ameen to your Du'aa..it is really sad!
Sounds like a deep tlk, apparently effective as its left an impact in you and surely the others that attended (iA).
It does really put me (and surely others) to shame that yeh SubhanAllah Anas is active at a young age, masha'Allah!
I would deffo like to get holsd of the book soon Insha'Allah and would definitely like to learn more about the secret prisons Dieago Garcia (somewhere in latin America :scratch:), far filistin i figured thats somewhere near filistin :scratch:...i need to get learning more about those imprisoned.
watch 'road to guantanamo'.....really good doc film about the tipton three. ebay, google, etc shud have it, may be on ch4's website if you can, show it to ur class in religious studies .it at least puts it on the radar :up:
watch 'road to guantanamo'.....really good doc film about the tipton three. ebay, google, etc shud have it, may be on ch4's website if you can, show it to ur class in religious studies .it at least puts it on the radar :up:
yeh Ive sen it :up:...very good Alhamdulillah!
Made my freinds watch it too!
funny I found myself in an argument the other day about the whole guantanmo thing, bout how people are being detained without no trial whtsoever.
dude seemed lacking in knowlede, told him to watch that!
is there any kind of organisation thats continually protesting against guantanamo in the uk?
i guess i\ll have to look it up, but i suppose there is some form of one somewhere
my point being, we should all join it! if i find anything, i shall post...
There are many organistaions and Insha'allah, you can easily volunteer for any! :up:
Cageprisoners (http://www.cageprisoners.com/)
Reprieve (http://www.reprieve.org.uk/)
National Guantanamo Campaign (http://www.guantanamo.org.uk/)
Amnesty International's Close Guantanamo Homepage (http://web.amnesty.org/pages/guantanamobay-index-eng)
Liberty (http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/)
watch 'road to guantanamo'.....really good doc film about the tipton three. ebay, google, etc shud have it, may be on ch4's website if you can, show it to ur class in religious studies .it at least puts it on the radar :up:
Rather then watch on youtube etc, I would recommend buying the DVD itself as profits go to the brothers themselves and such means of 'free view' stop that from happening. :up:
What we have to remember is that this is nothing compared to what happens in Guantanamo and secret detention sites.
Salaamz sister....I really missed out obviously!
I would deffo like to get holsd of the book soon Insha'Allah and would definitely like to learn more about the secret prisons Dieago Garcia (somewhere in latin America :scratch:), far filistin i figured thats somewhere near filistin :scratch:...i need to get learning more about those imprisoned.
Walaikum salam,
Far Filistin is in Syria and for more information on ghost sites, you can check out: Beyond The Law (http://www.ummah.com/forum/showthread.php?t=121277)
ooh :jkk: for that...btw Shama Chakrabati, shes from liberty isnt she?
ooh :jkk: for that...btw Shama Chakrabati, shes from liberty isnt she?
Yep, that's her! :D
Saw her not long ago...alrite speech...seemed neutral, which was good.
She made Liberty seem quite liberal...tlked about how young people should have more rights, with regards to all youths incl asbos n that! not to agreed with that...dont think it'd work well where I live and surely in many parts of London (based on the things Ive seen)..
Overall Liberty sounds cool though!...particularly wih its affiliation to helping those imprisoned at Guantanamo!
Saw her not long ago...alrite speech...seemed neutral, which was good.
Overall Liberty sounds cool though!...particularly wih its affiliation to helping those imprisoned at Guantanamo!
but not as good as Cageprisoners (http://www.cageprisoners.com) or Reprieve (http://www.reprieve.org.uk/) who represent many of the brothers in Guantanamo! :up:
but not as good as Cageprisoners (http://www.cageprisoners.com) or Reprieve (http://www.reprieve.org.uk/) who represent many of the brothers in Guantanamo! :up:
Know of cage prisoners....gonna check out reprieve a lil more when i spend another evenig on my desk ;)
im gonna get off for tonight...been on long enough..
g'nite...wassalaamu alaikum wr wb sistaz (n broz)
Know of cage prisoners....gonna check out reprieve a lil more when i spend another evenig on my desk ;)
im gonna get off for tonight...been on long enough..
g'nite...wassalaamu alaikum wr wb sistaz (n broz)
Best not to spend to long online like some, i.e. me! :o
Wasalam! :wavey:
summer786
24-04-07, 06:53 PM
There are many organistaions and Insha'allah, you can easily volunteer for any! :up:
Cageprisoners (http://www.cageprisoners.com/)
Reprieve (http://www.reprieve.org.uk/)
National Guantanamo Campaign (http://www.guantanamo.org.uk/)
Amnesty International's Close Guantanamo Homepage (http://web.amnesty.org/pages/guantanamobay-index-eng)
Liberty (http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/)
will do inshaAllah :D
An extract of a letter written by Bisher Al-Rawi was read out in a pre-recorded reading by brother Bisher himself, as he was not ready for a public gathering :(
May Allah(swt) allow Bisher to settle back into his life with ease. Ameen!
Hear Clive Stafford Smith talk about his experiences representing clients in Guantanamo Bay and on death row
Clive Stafford Smith will be presenting his book Bad Men: Guantanamo Bay and the Secret Prisons at the following venues:
Sunday 3 June 2.30 pm
The Guardian Hay Festival
http://www.hayfestival.com/
Monday 11 June 7.00 pm
Newham Bookshop
Stratford Circus, Theatre Square, London E15
Saturday 16 June 3.45 pm
Althorp Literary Festival
http://www.althorp.com/literaryfestival/
Tuesday 3 July 8.00 pm
Hebden Bridge Arts Festival
http://www.hebdenbridge.co.uk/festival/2007/index.html
Source (http://www.reprieve.org.uk/press_bad_men.htm)
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I would recommend all to (Insha'allah) attend and to purchase the book. It opens your eyes to what our brothers are going through and just how fortunate we are. :lailah:
:smack: I would really have liked to go!! Btw Ukhti have u read the book?
:smack: I would really have liked to go!! Btw Ukhti have u read the book?
I don't get it :scratch: why can't you?
I am in the process of reading it and it is really does make you :crying: and it makes you feel so stupid for all the times you get down, stressed etc when really you have such an amazing life which Allah(swt) has showered with barakah! Alhumdulillah! :D
I don't get it :scratch: why can't you?
I am in the process of reading it and it is really does make you :crying: and it makes you feel so stupid for all the times you get down, stressed etc when really you have such an amazing life which Allah(swt) has showered with barakah! Alhumdulillah! :D
erm because I have no idea where they are, o guardians going there so I can tag along with :(
sounds good :up: Alhamdulillah I need to have a read of ti...might check if it's in the library..
:salams
erm because I have no idea where they are, o guardians going there so I can tag along with :(
sounds good :up: Alhamdulillah I need to have a read of ti...might check if it's in the library..
:salams
Do what I do ann google it or check on street map! :up:
If it is not in the library, you should contact them and state that you want to read it and that they should have it in their collection and Insha'allah, they will order it in! :up:
:salams :wavey:
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