Step 1: Donate to Sameer here (sugg. donation $40)

Step 2: Register for “When Only God Can See” here

In this workshop, Dr. Asim Qureshi and Dr. Walaa Quisay will discuss the experiences of Muslim political prisoners held in Egypt as well as in Guantanamo Bay and other detention black sites in the context of the Global War on Terror.

In the context of imprisonment, faith for Muslim prisoners becomes more than a spiritual connection to God; it is also a weapon of resistance and political contestation against state authorities and the prison system at large.

Participants will be invited to ask questions and make connections to our current political context and the increased repression against people everywhere who are criminalized by US empire.

Be sure to also purchase When Only God Can See from our bookstore, where all proceeds are donated to the Sameer Project.

Dr. Walaa Quisay is a cultural anthropologist and scholar of religion at the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh. She researches the carceral practices and theologies, subject formations, and meaning-making practices of Muslim communities.

Dr. Asim Qureshi is the Research Director at the advocacy group CAGE Intl, and since 2003 has specialized in investigating the impact of counterterrorism practices worldwide. Since 2009, he has been advising legal teams involved in defending terrorism trials in the US and in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.