The United States of America has been in denial for a very long time. Regardless of its feigned ASCRIPTION to[…]
I’M A PAKISTANI-AMERICAN MUSLIM IN A PRISON 5 MILES FROM THE TWIN TOWERS. SINCE 9/11, I’VE BEEN TREATED LIKE THE ENEMY
It doesn’t matter how American I feel. The labels applied to me are “foreign,” “terrorist,” “inmate” and “other.” In late[…]
HOW I KEEP HOPE ALIVE WHILE SERVING 150 YEARS IN PRISON
In those moments when I feel like a puppet tied up in strings, I draw on my Muslim faith to[…]
TACKLING A HUGE TABOO: SEXUAL DESIRE BEHIND THE BARS
On the outside, most discussions about incarceration and sexual desire are limited to exploitative “reality” shows, violent movies and terrible[…]