Tag Archives: TORTURE

The story of Ali al-Marri is in fact an inspiring one considering his relationship with the Qur’ān during prolonged periods of torture and solitary confinement—designed to break people—is what saved his sanity and indeed his life.

There may be glass ceilings and there may be ceilings of barbed wire for the women of this world. But there exists no ceiling between us and our Creator...

During an interview with Syrian News Channel known as Alikhbaria Syria, Issam Zahruddin a top Syrian commander made some shocking remarks. Zahruddin is a Major General of the elite Presidential Republican Guard of Bashar Al-Assad in the city of Deir ...

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Qatāda b. Rib’i reported that the Messenger (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam) said: “…(the death of) a wicked person relieves the people, the land, the trees, (and) the animals from him.”[1] President Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan, who was responsible for ...

Is BBC’s Panorama Normalising Torture? On Monday 3 August, the BBC’s flagship current affairs programme Panorama broadcast Panorama: Fighting Terror with Torture.[1] The documentary looked at the CIA’s torture programme used on detainees during the War on Terror. I watched ...

In light of the CIA Torture Report said to be declassified today, Asim Qureshi, Research Director of CAGE examines the use of the iconic orange jumpsuits from the detainees in Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib to the hostages kept by the ...

The 10th of December marked Human Rights Day.[1] And what better way to commemorate such a profound celebration than to frequent the achievements of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights’ key drafter, the United States of America. Incidentally, a report was ...

In the aftermath of the Senate’s damning report on the barbaric, inhumane interrogation techniques used by the CIA, it has been proven to the world that corruption and evil exists at the very highest levels. The Senate’s report on CIA ...