Detained Without Cause Muslims' Stories of Detention and Deportation in America after 9/11

Name: Detained Without Cause Muslims' Stories of Detention and Deportation in America after 9/11
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ISBN: 9780230103825

ISBN-10: 0230103820

ISBN-13: 9780230103825

Edition: 2011

Authors: Irum Shiekh

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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…

Book details

List price: $27.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date: 3/8/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 244
Size: 5.97" wide x 10.51" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Transnational Implications of 9/11 Detentions



Lifelong Deportation: A Legal Residentï¿½ï¿½ï¿½s Punishment for Helping a Friend



Uprooting Immigrants, Uprooting Families



Loss of Civil Liberties for Muslims after 9/11



Propagating and maintaining the global war on terror



Reclaiming civil rights