The Man Who Refused to Plead Guilty: How a Muslim Convicted of Terrorism Won His Freedom - Softcover

Paracha, Uzair S.

 
9780745351964: The Man Who Refused to Plead Guilty: How a Muslim Convicted of Terrorism Won His Freedom
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0745351964 ISBN 13: 9780745351964
Verlag: Pluto Press, 2026

Inhaltsangabe

'A remarkable story' - Arun Kundnani, author of The Muslims are Coming!

In 2003, 23-year-old Uzair Paracha was arrested by the US government and branded a terrorist. A Pakistani man living in New York, he was accused of providing 'material support' to al-Qaeda - a vague, catch-all charge invented in the chaotic aftermath of 9/11. He was offered a plea deal but refused, knowing he was innocent.

What followed was a nightmare: years in solitary confinement, a trial built on fear instead of facts, and a justice system determined to make an example of someone who they thought looked the part. Uzair’s case wasn’t an anomaly: it was the blueprint.

The Man Who Refused to Plead Guilty is more than one man’s story: it’s a stark reflection of the path the US chose after 9/11. A path that reached for demonisation before understanding, punishment before truth. Uzair Paracha’s experience lays bare the human cost of a vengeful nation, how a heart filled with principle can find some small semblance of justice.

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Uzair S. Paracha is a Pakistani national who was arrested in New York on terrorism charges and wrongly imprisoned in the US for 17 years. He used his time in prison to teach and help fellow prisoners with self-education, reading and reflection, and other life skills, preparing them for a life outside of prison. He is now back home in Pakistan, attempting to mend the fragments of a life once undone.

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Verlag
Pluto Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2026
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0745351964
ISBN 13 
9780745351964
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Anzahl der Seiten
272
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