{"product_id":"patriot-acts-narratives-of-post-9-11-injustice-hardcover","title":"Patriot Acts: Narratives of Post-9\/11 Injustice - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlia Malek\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKaren Korematsu\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn today's political climate, where threats of mass deportations and a Muslim registry are making the headlines, the issues of civil rights, identity, and belonging explored inside \u003cem\u003ePatriot Acts: Narratives of Post-9\/11 Injustice\u003c\/em\u003e are perhaps more urgent than ever before.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA groundbreaking collection of oral histories, \u003cem\u003ePatriot Acts\u003c\/em\u003e tells the stories of people who were needlessly swept up in the War on Terror. 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, \u003cem\u003ePatriot Acts\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Download the corresponding lesson plans on the Voice of Witness website.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNARRATORS INCLUDE: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eADAMA, a sixteen-year-old Muslim American who was abruptly seized from her home by the FBI on suspicion of being a suicide bomber. Even after her release from detention, she was forced to wear a tracking bracelet for the next three years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTALAT, the mother of 9\/11 first responder Salman Hamdani, who went missing after the attacks. As Talat and her husband searched desperately for their son, they were hounded by the media, who portrayed Salman as a possible terrorist in hiding.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRANA, a Sikh man whose brother Balbir was gunned down outside the gas station where he worked. Balbir's death was the first reported hate murder after 9\/11.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eALIA MALEK is an award-winning journalist and civil rights lawyer. She is the author of The Home That Was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria and A Country Called Amreeka and editor of Patriot Acts and EUROPA. Her reporting has appeared in the New York Times, Foreign Policy, Nation, and Christian Science Monitor, among others. For more, please visit www.aliamalek.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 378\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 13, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50408781775085,"sku":"9781642595550","price":76.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-ca\/products\/patriot-acts-narratives-of-post-9-11-injustice-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}