When Only God Can See (eBook)

The Faith of Muslim Political Prisoners

Walaa Quisay, Asim Qureshi (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
256 Seiten
Pluto Press (Verlag)
978-0-7453-4896-4 (ISBN)

Infos

This beautifully written and harrowing book bears witness to the devastating experience of imprisonment; it shows the centrality of faith; and tenderly details the prayers, communities and acts of resistance that sustained these prisoners when faced with forced disappearance, punishment, and torture Laleh Khalili, author ofTime in the ShadowsA passionate revelation of the secret endurance of people suffering extraordinary trauma ... A must read to understand the limitless potential of the human spirit Aida Seif El-Dawla, psychiatrist and co-founder of El Nadeem Centre for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence and TortureWhen Only God Can Seeuncovers the unique experiences of Muslim political prisoners held in Egypt and under US custody at Guantanamo Bay and other detention black sites. This groundbreaking book explores the intricate interplay between their religious beliefs, practices of ritual purity, prayer, and modes of resistance in the face of adversity. Highlighting the experiences of these prisoners, faith is revealed to be not only a personal spiritual connection to God, but also a means of contestation against prison and state authorities, reflecting larger societal struggles.Written by Walaa Quisay, who has worked closely with prisoners in Egypt, and Asim Qureshi, with years of experience supporting detainees at Guantanamo Bay, the authors deep connections with prisoner communities and their emphasis on the power of resistance shine through.Asim Qureshi is Research Director at CAGE. He specialises in investigating the impact of counterterrorism practices worldwide. He is the author ofA Virtue of Disobedience. Walaa Quisay is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh. She is the author ofNeo-Traditionalism in Islam in the West: Orthodoxy, Spirituality and Politics.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.4.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
• Schlagworte: Afghanistan • black sites • carceral regimes • Egypt • Egyptian detentions • Faith • Guantanamo Bay • Incarceration • Islam • Islamic Jurisprudence • Political prisoners • Prayer • prisoner communities • Rabaa • Religion • religion in prison • rendition • resistance • spiritual connection • supermax in the US • Theodicy • Torture
• ISBN-10: 0-7453-4896-3 / 0745348963
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7453-4896-4 / 9780745348964