At a time where more and more people are being arrested for their political beliefs, many of whom are Muslims, this book is an important illustration of what life behind bars entails. The level of psychological warfare these people have to navigate, even before being charged with any offense is bewildering. Using a prisoner’s faith as a weapon against them and the degrading, humiliating and often illegal methods that are employed to get confessions is astounding. How are we allowing these prisons and these systems to operate in spaces we call humane. How can we raise children in a world that treats humans in ways that most of us would never even think to treat an animal?
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Frantz Fanon Philosopher of the Barricades by Peter Hudis – Book Review
The Hungarian revolution highlighted the obvious racism in France and Western Europe. Whilst hardly anyone in the French Left had flinched at the butchering of Algerians, tens of thousands of communists, in France and Western Europe, now tore up their party cards and left the Communist Party in response to the brutal Soviet repression of the workers revolution in Budapest.
Orientalism by Edward W. Said – book review
The author reflects on their revisiting of Edward Said’s “Orientalism” and its implications on the perception of the East by Western scholars. They discuss the biased narratives in literature, art, and political discourse over centuries, particularly highlighting ongoing Islamophobia. Despite persistent misrepresentation, Islam continues to thrive, evoking a sense of pride.
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