Poems From Guantánamo
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Poems from Guantanamo is a collection of 22 poems by 17 Guantanamo detainees published by Marc Falkoff, a US professor of law with a doctorate in American literature
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Contents
- They Fight for Peace, Shaker Abdurraheem AamerShaker AamerShaker Aamer is a Saudi Arabian citizen and the last British resident currently held in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. He was arrested in Afghanistan in January 2002 and as of today, Aamer has been held at Guantánamo for...
- O Prison Darkness, AbdulazizAbdul Aziz Abdul Rahman Abdul Aziz Al BaddahAbdul Aziz Abdul Rahman Abdul Aziz Al Baddah is a citizen of Saudi Arabia best known for the four and a half years he spent in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba His Internment Serial Number was 264...
- I Shall Not Complain, Abdulaziz
- To My Father, Abdullah Thani Faris al Anazi
- Lions in the Cage, Ustad Badruzzaman Badr
- Homeward Bound, Moazzam BeggMoazzam BeggMoazzam Begg , is a British Pakistani Muslim who was held in extrajudicial detention in the Bagram Theater Internment Facility and the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp, in Cuba, by the U.S...
- Death Poem, Jumah al Dossari
- They Cannot Help, Shakih Abdurraheem Muslim DostAbdul Rahim MuslimdostAbdul Rahim Muslimdost is a Afghan journalist and jeweller who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 561....
- Cup Poem 1, Shakih Abdurraheem Muslim Dost
- Cup Poem 2, Shakih Abdurraheem Muslim Dost
- Two Fragments, Shakih Abdurraheem Muslim Dost
- First Poem of My Life, Mohammed el Gharani
- Humiliated in the Shackles, Sami al Haj
- The Truth, Emad Abdullah Hassan
- Is It True? Osama Abu KabirUsama Hassan Ahmend Abu KabirUsama Hassan Ahmed Abu Kabiris a citizen of Jordan who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.-Press reports:...
- Hunger Strike Poem, Adnan Farhan Abdul LatifAllal Ab Aljallil Abd Al Rahman Abd-Mentioned in the "No-hearing hearings" study:According to the study entitled, No-hearing hearings, Al Rahman Abd's Tribunal was an instance where a detainee had his requests for exculpatory evidence arbitrarily refused, in violation of the orders that established the Tribunals:Al Rahman Abd wanted...
- I Am Sorry, My Brother, Othman Abdulraheem MohammadUthman Abdul Rahim Mohammed Uthman-Statement:Uthman did not participate in the hearing of his CSRT. But he dictated a statement that answered each allegation, point by point.Uthman denied all knowledge of the Tarnak Farms, and any participation in, or training for military operations...
- Terrorist 2003, Martin MubangaMartin MubangaMartin Mubanga is a joint citizen of both the United Kingdom and Zambia. He was held, without charge, and interrogated at the American prison at Guantanamo Bay for 33 months....
- I Write My Hidden Longing, Abdulla Majid al NoaimiAbdulla Majid Al NaimiBorn on March 9, 1982, in Manama, Bahrain, Abdulla Majid Al Naimi is a Bahraini, formerly held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba....
, the Captive of Dignity
- My Heart Was Wounded by the Strangeness, Abdulla Majid al Noaimi, the Captive of Dignity
- Ode to the Sea, Ibrahim al Rubaish
- Even if the Pain, Siddiq Turkestani
External links
- Poetry and politics at Guantánamo: An interview with Marc Falkoff, editor of Poems From Guantánamo: The Detainees Speak Andy WorthingtonAndy WorthingtonAndy Worthington is a British historian, journalist, and film director.He has published three books, and been published in numerous publications.In 2009 Worthington was the co-director of a documentary about the Guantanamo detainees....
October 10, 2010 - Poems from Guantánamo - University of Iowa Press
- Video: Riz Ahmed reads Poems from Guantánamo