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Ep.48 and 51 Podcast Show Notes: The Mauritanian with Moazzam Begg

Film: The Mauritanian

“Mohamedou Ould Slahi fights for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years.”

Documentary: My Brother’s Keeper

“Mohamedou Ould Salahi and one of his former guards, Steve Wood, reunite in Mauritania 13 years after last seeing each other, rekindling an unlikely relationship that profoundly changed their lives.”

Books:

  • Guantánamo Diary by Mohamedou Ould Salahi

    “The first and only diary written by a still-imprisoned Guantanamo detainee.”

  • Enemy Combatant by Moazzam Begg

    “The wrenching narrative of Begg's detention, including his eighteen months in solitary confinement.”

  • Books recommended by CAGE, an organization that “advocates for due process, the rule of law and an end to the injustices of the War on Terror.”

Video: Guantánamo Diary: torture and detention without charge | Guardian Docs (Jan 20, 2015)