{"id":6120,"date":"2010-03-10T03:41:18","date_gmt":"2010-03-10T08:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com?p=6120"},"modified":"2010-03-10T15:30:22","modified_gmt":"2010-03-10T20:30:22","slug":"freefahad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/10\/freefahad\/","title":{"rendered":"FreeFahad"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAMAR Magazine<\/a> just dropped their latest issue and highlighted a campaign I knew little about – the FreeFahad Campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

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On February 10, 2010, SAMAR in collaboration with THAW (Theaters Against War) put out a call for letters to be sent to Fahad Hashmi at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC). Fahad has been held in pre-trial detention at the MCC for over 850 days in severe solitary confinement. He has been detained over 1,350 days in all (more about Fahad’s case: freefahad.com<\/a>). [samarmagazine<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

The following mini-documentary enlightens us more on the who Fahad is and the situation he finds himself in.<\/p>\n\n

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It’s a horrible situation, and the charges against him are reflective of a civil rights injustice that continues to establish how Desis, 2nd-generation immigrants, and Muslims are not given equal rights provided to the “other” Americans. At nine years after 9\/11, this case is clearly evidence that the South Asian American community is still feeling the repercussions of the Patriot Act, at least in the legal system.<\/p>\n\n

The FreeFahad campaign is asking for people to write a letter to Fahad in prison. Though the chances of Fahad receiving the letter is slim, the campaign hopes the act of writing the letters will “offer a simple and necessary challenge to the inhuman conditions of Fahad’s detention and help send a message to Fahad’s jailers, the U.S. Government and Attorney General Holder, that the world at large cares for Fahad and is outraged at the violations of his civil and human rights.”Check out the letters already written by supporters up at SAMAR Magazine here. They are really touching. Below is an excerpt out of the letter that friend of the Mutiny, Sonny Singh,<\/a> wrote:<\/p>\n\n

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I am a turban-wearing Sikh and have faced a great deal of racism since 9\/11, which is a part of the backlash and repression the Muslim and Arab communities have been subjected to. When someone calls me “bin Laden” or “terrorist” or tries to pull off my turban, I think about individuals and families who have been detained and deported simply because of their Muslim identities….The struggles the Sikh community faces are inherently linked to the struggles of the Muslim community, and we are working here on the outside to unite our communities to build a stronger movement for social justice. [samarmagazine<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

To partake in the campaign, get involved and write your own letter. Mail it here:<\/p>\n\n

SYED FAHAD HASHMI–REG#60011-054<\/p>\n\n

MCC NEW YORK\nMETROPOLITAN CORRECTIONAL CENTER\n150 PARK ROW\nNEW YORK, NY 10007<\/p>\n\n

Or you can e-mail letters2fahad [at] gmail.com to be considered for the website or to be read at vigils.<\/p>\n\n

My prayers are with you, Fahad. Here’s to getting access to a fair, just and judicious trial – the trial date is currently set for April 28th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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