It's the end! At least of this season. One year after we started, the week of 9/11, feels like the perfect time to say goodbye—for now. In this episode, we share our reflections on the series and sign off with our hopes for the future. Thank you for taking this emotional, cathartic, moving journey into the past with us.

References:

The Trojan Horse Affair vs. the British Press

New information on the Shamima Begum case

The Trump administration's plan to denaturalize citizens

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Hosts and Producers: Anisa Khalifa and Khadija Khalil

Editor: Anisa Khalifa

Consulting Producer: Paroma Chakravarty

Mansoor Adayfi is a former Guantánamo detainee, coordinator of CAGE’s Guantánamo Project, and author. In his unforgettable, haunting memoir, Don’t Forget Us Here, he recounts his 14 years of detention, torture, resistance and brotherhood in the vile camps of Guantánamo. In this interview, Mansoor tells us how his living nightmare started, how faith, art and brotherhood sustained him, and how, amazingly, he’s held onto both his sense of humor and his hope for the future. 

References:

Buy Mansoor's book, Don't Forget Us Here: Lost and Found at Guantánamo

Muslim filmmakers and activists respond to Islamophobic Sundance film Jihad Rehab

Seton Hall University's Guantánamo Reports

Art from Guantánamo

Support CAGE, advocates against the injustices of the War on Terror

Amy Goodman's interview with Mansoor, who wears his signature orange

Follow Mansoor on social media @MansoorAdayfi

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Hosts and Producers: Anisa Khalifa and Khadija Khalil

Editor: Anisa Khalifa

Consulting Producer: Paroma Chakravarty

The Qarawiyyin Project is a global initiative aimed at reviving Islamic discourse among Muslim women. Through their work, they analyse contemporary challenges through an Islamic lens. We talk to Aisha and Sarah of TQP, who, like us, are on opposite sides of the Atlantic. Unlike us, however, they never really experienced a pre-9/11 world.

We discuss the legacies of the early response of Muslim communities to 9/11 and the shape of the post-War on Terror world, how Muslim identity has been fashioned by apologetics instead of creed, and whether the concept of "identity" is even a meaningful benchmark for who we are or should be, as Muslims.

Check out The Qarawiyyin Project and The Qarawiyyin Podcast. Follow The Qarawiyyin Project on Twitter and Facebook.

References:

I Refuse to Condemn by Dr. Asim Qureshi

The Ummatics Colloquium

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Hosts and Producers: Anisa Khalifa and Khadija Khalil

Editor: Khadija Khalil

Consulting Producer: Paroma Chakravarty