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INJUSTICE: THE STORY OF THE HOLY LAND FOUNDATION FIVE
BY MIKO PELED
In July 2004, federal agents raided the homes of five Palestinian-American families, arresting the five dads. The first trial of the “Holy Land Foundation Five” ended in a hung jury. The second, marked by highly questionable procedures, resulted in very lengthy sentences—for donating to charities that the U.S. government itself and other respected international agencies had long worked with. In 2013, human rights activist and author Miko Peled started investigating this case. He discussed the miscarriages of justice with the men's lawyers and heard from the men's families about the devastating effects the case had on their lives. He also traveled to the remote federal prison complexes where the men were held to conduct deep interviews. Injustice traces the labyrinthine course of this case, presenting a terrifying picture of governmental overreach in post-9/11 America.
Year Published: 2018
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PATRIOT ACTS: NARRATIVES OF POST-9/11 INJUSTICE
BY ALIA MALEK
A groundbreaking collection of oral histories edited by Alia Malek, Patriot Acts tells the stories of men and women who have been needlessly swept up in Bush’s war. In their own words, narrators recount personal experiences of the post-9/11 backlash that have deeply altered their lives and communities. The eighth book in the Voice of Witness series, Patriot Acts illuminates these experiences in a compelling collection of eighteen oral histories from men and women who have found themselves subject to a wide range of human and civil rights abuses—from rendition and torture, to workplace discrimination, bullying, FBI surveillance and harassment. Humanitarian Ghassan Elashi’s story is featured in the book.
Year Published: 2011