CagePrisoners Fundraiser
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In the name of God, compassionate & merciful بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ | Peace be with you السلام عليكم
Cageprisoners presentsBEYOND GUANTANAMO: Is This The End?
Iftar, auction and fundraising dinner
Sunday 30th August 2009 - 5.30 pm
Venue:
Kensington Town Hall
Hornton Street, London W8 7NX
Speakers:
Sami El Haj - Al-Jazeera, former Guantanamo prisoner
Mustafa Terry Holdbrooks Jnr - Former US Military Policeman who embraced Islam in Guantanamo
Binyam Mohamed - Former Guantanamo prisoner, speaking publicly for the first time since his release
Imam Anwar al-Awlaki - Eminent Islamic Scholar (video message)
Ahmed Ghappour - Lawyer for the legal charity Reprieve, who represent over 30 prisoners in Guantanamo
Moazzam Begg - Director, Cageprisoners, former Guantanamo detainee
Yvonne Ridley - Journalist, Patron, Cageprisoners, speaking about the case of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui and her visit to Bagram
Amir Sulaiman - Acclaimed poet of the spoken word, reciting his works and some poems from Guantanamo
Mustafidh Gani - Shariah Graduate and Teacher
Followed by prayers led by:
Moussa Zemmouri (Former Guantanamo prisoner)
Ramadhan, each year, from 2002-2009 and counting, is spent in a cell the size of your toilet. Join us and the men who lived through it at an event that will refuse to let you forget.
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