Guantanamo guard converts to islam, demands release of. William shakespeare adored betrayal and iagos slow, calculating deceit of othello is perhaps the greatest illustration of evil ever written. If a religious conversion ever deserves to be admired, holdbrooks. Wed talk about books, about music, about philosophy.
Dec 24, 2014 former muslim gitmo guard turns traitor. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. May 24, 20 terry holdbrooks recently released book, traitor. This guantanamo bay prison guard converted to islam.
Army military policeman guarding detainees at guantanamo bay. He hoped to become a better american, a better soldier, a better person. The testimonies of prisoner abuse found in the book cited above have been excerpted below. Reading this book will likely enlighten you but the writer, terry holdbrooks does not preach and tell you what to think, he writes in a way that gets you involved in his journey and narrates how his own conflicting thoughts and feelings develop in his own mind. If a religious conversion ever deserves to be admired, holdbrooks conver. Dont interact, dont talk, they are not humans gitmo. All names except the prisoners and terry holdbrooks have been changed to protect the safety and security of those soldiers.
Please note, these readings are being held at offsite locations. He went to saguaro high school, and graduated in 2001, after which he went to the conservatory of recording arts. Terry holdbrooks does not preach and tell you what to think, he writes in a way that gets you involved in his journey and narrates how his own conflicting thoughts and feelings develop in. Guantanamo bay prison guard converts to islam because of. Six months into his stint as a guard at guantanamo, terry holdbrooks converted to islam. Mar 01, 2017 this play is inspired by real american soldier terry holdbrooks jr. If a religious conversion ever deserves to be admired, holdbrooks conversion does, and not because islam has won yet another convert, but because the new convert was assigned the very rule of subjugating his muslim prisoners. Such a degradation methods, the former us soldier said, were used on innocent men. Would you name a nonarab who converted to islam and. He was raised in phoenix, arizona with his biological parents until the age of seven, when they separated. We explore how he made the film look like one epic shot. Jun 08, 20 guantanamo guard converts to islam, demands release of detainees terry holdbrooks was deployed to the guantanamo bay detention center to guard detainees. I tell this story and i wrote the book so idiotsimple that anyone could read and. How sam mendes pulled off 1917 with ten oscar nominations, sam mendes 1917 is a technical marvel.
Guantanamo bay prison guard converts to islam because of the. Army employee converted to islam in 2003, inspired by the faith of the guantanamo detainees he was charged with. Some of the greatest villains of all time have been traitors, double crossers or simply rascals who betrayed the people who trusted and sometimes loved them. Holdbrooks jr shares his story of how he came to islam wherein he speaks about the events that led up to his conversion including his time at guantanamo. Great read, would recommend it to everyone in search of knowledge about islam. Terrys story and life changes are inspiration to me. Holdbrooks, who wrote a book about gitmo prisoners, claims that it is the inmates religious perseverance in the face of pain and humiliation made him convinced that us was not fighting for the right cause. This play is inspired by real american soldier terry holdbrooks jr.
Another reason why all muslims should be barred from serving in the u. Hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases customer service gift ideas books gift cards electronics home todays deals new releases customer service gift ideas books gift cards electronics home. Dec 21, 2016 there r many nonarabs and they converted to accept islam. He visited the iona center in warren mi while on tour promoting his book titled traitor.
Army employee converted to islam in 2003, inspired by the faith of. Since then, terry holdbrooks published his first book, the memoir traitor. Holdbrooks skims over the words, as if he is quoting from his forthcoming memoir, traitor. Holdbrooks jr, former atheist, usa the religion of. He left the military in 2005 and now resides in phoenix where he has written a book, entitled traitor. This website is for people of various faiths who seek to understand islam and muslims. Belmont masjid 621 masonic way support yaseen foundation. May 31, 20 huntsville, alabama terry holdbrooks jr. Terry holdbrooks is a former guard at the guantanamo bay detention camps. Since then, he says he has lost his friends, received violent threats, and. The play is inspired by real american soldier, terry holdbrooks jr. Back to gallery governments are not suited for the publishing business. This is the official page of bestselling shannara author terry brooks. Death threats are just another part of life for terry holdbrooks jr.
This book was enlightening and uplifting, as sad as it was to read. There are very few books that i find hard to put down and traitor. He now works as a speaker for the muslim legal fund of america and is pursuing his phd in islamic theology. My journey by david hicks, the australian prisoner who was tortured and effectively coerced into a confession. All names except the prisoners and terry holdbrooks have been changed to protect the safety and security of those soldiers still serving in the armed forces. I may have become a muslim, but i am not a traitor. Take him to a restaurant, and hell choose the chair with its back against the wall. Using hollywood celebrities to validate islam scoop news. Terry s story and life changes are inspiration to me. He is currently an advocate of closing guantanamo bay and relinquishing the land back to cuba. Guantanamo guard converts to islam, demands release of detainees. He then went on to live with his grandparents in scottsdale, arizona.
In march 2017, we held two noteworthy readings of code of conduct by awardwinning playwright elizabeth wong. May 29, 20 death threats are just another part of life for terry holdbrooks jr. Guantanamo bay prison guard, terry holdbrooks jrs path2islam. Holdbrooks was kind enough to respond to an email and provide a full list of skinny puppy songs used at guantanamo bay. It was the faith he saw lived by the detainees that drew him to study the religion he had been told was violent and destructive and he found there a discipline and peace hed sought all his life. Please join us the second week in march for free staged readings of code of conduct by awardwinning playwright elizabeth wong. Take his photo, and hell prefer to look away from the camera. The author opens the book with the following disclaimer.
The bible is full of betrayal from delilah to judas iscariot the most infamous traitor of them all who did the awful deed with kiss. Despite this, he was soon driven back to the religion due to the structure and discipline it had given his unordered life. Further investigation led me to the site of his book, traitor. The guantanamo bay prison guard who converted to islam. Holdbrooks, who had converted to islam, became an antiguantanamo activist after his dismissal, and moved back to his home state of arizona to pursue a degree in sociology from arizona state university in phoenix. After six months as a guard at guantanamo, terry holdbrooks. The book is dedicated to samer issawi and all palestinian prisoners, past, present and future, and was released on 17april 20, in conjunction with palestinian prisoners day. It contains a lot of brief, yet informative articles about different aspects of islam. Terry holdbrooks was deployed to gitmo in june 2003 where his work with the detainees led to him accepting islam six months into the job. They also have a reporter that worked to verify holdbrooks claims. He would never have thought, in his wildest atheist dreams, that he would become a muslim.
King lear is a play particularly dominated by savage betrayal. The bands cevin key says the band is setting a precedent, and is pressing onward, enlisting the help of former guantanamo guard terry holdbrooks, jr. There r many nonarabs and they converted to accept islam. A former guantanamo bay guard has issued a statement of support for moazzam begg who was arrested and charged with terrorism offences related to syria. Terry holdbrooks wrote about his experiences at guantanamo bay in the selfpublished book traitor. Terry holdbrooks was born in phoenix, arizona in 1983. Cassius marcellus clay jr american professional boxer and activist. It was the faith he saw lived by the detainees that drew him to study. His story really opened my eyes to the reality of gtmo. Former gitmo guard, terry holdbrooks supports moazzam begg.
Another reason why all muslims should be barred from. With ten oscar nominations, sam mendes 1917 is a technical marvel. December 24, 2014 in featured, national security, news, policy, politics by alan kornman seeing religion practiced the way that the detainees alqaeda terrorists practice islam is a really life changing experience in itself terry holdbrooks. Huntsville, alabama it was an accident of timing that brought former guantanamo bay prison guard terry holdbrooks, who converted to islam after talking with muslim detainees in the prison, to. Would you name a nonarab who converted to islam and writes.
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