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Three men who have been languishing in Guantanamo were cleared for release last week. One of them is Pakistani national, Saifullah Paracha. At 73, he is also the oldest prisoner in Guantanamo. Saifullah is a businessman, entrepreneur, teacher and an inspiring role model for other prisoners kept with him Join Moazzam Begg and Mansoor Adayfi, two ex-Guantnamo prisoners, to hear first-hand accounts about the struggle, patience and life of this extraordinary individual.

Join Moazzam Begg and Mansoor Adayfi (ex-Guantanamo Prisoners) who will speak to us about what hunger truly means in the path of Allah. To strive for His pleasure in a place where abstaining from food is part of the fight for justice and where water is used to as a tool of torture. How do these vital necessities of life help us seek that which is beyond it?

Hollywood feature film which tells the story of Mohamedou Ould Salahi is out! Mohamedou Ould Salahi endured 14 years of torture and imprisonment without trial in Guantanamo. That would be enough to break any man. But, Mohamedou's example and message of life after Guantanamo is also extraordinary.

I refuse to condemn: resisting racism in times of national security - CAGE Research Director Dr Asim Qureshi discusses with his co-contributors their new book ‘I Refuse to Condemn’. Reflecting on their experiences, the group think through how their humanity is always conditional on meeting the demands of others.

CAGE Research Director Dr Asim Qureshi interviews author Azadeh Moaveni and immigration lawyer Fahad Ansari about the implications of the Supreme Court denying Shamima Begum the right to return to the UK to appeal her citizenship deprivation.

CAGE Research Director Dr Asim Qureshi interviews his colleague and former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg about the ways in which political detainees held at Guantanamo Bay would navigate their commitments to their faith.

The 24th of January marked "The Annual Day of The Endangered Lawyer" As the rule of law is eroded and lawyers vilified, our expert panel discussed the role lawyers play in upholding justice. Fahad Ansari Michael Finucane Gareth Peirce Habeel Iqbal Clive Stafford Smith Stanley Cohen Feroze Boda Date of recording: Sunday 24th January 2021

To mark the 19th anniversary of Guantanamo's opening, we held a unique event online with some very special guests. We were honoured to have with us Mohamedou Ould Slahi from Mauritania who authored his book "Guantanamo diaries" during his 14 years at the camp. His life is depicted in the upcoming Hollywood movie "The Mauritanian" starring Tahar Rahim and Jodie Foster. Abdulbasit, a survivor of Bagram prison spoke about the current efforts to secure the freedom of his brother Muhammad Rahim, one of the two last Afghans still in Guantanamo without charge. CAGE's Outreach Director Moazzam Begg discussed how we can turn this dark page of history once and for all...

The targeting of Muslims and Islam in France has attracted global outrage in recent months. The closure of leading Muslim civil society organisations along with open state sponsored Islamophobia is evidence of a fast escalating and deeply troubling trend. Join us in conversation with Professor Francois Burgat and French Muslim activist Marwan Muhammad as we ask the question, what is France's problem with Islam and Muslims?

A conversation with the author of 'The Universal Enemy' Dr Darryl Li and witnesses of the Bosniak jihad, discussing the role of volunteer supporters and fighters in overseas conflict zones. Chair: Dr Asim Qureshi Guests: Dr Darryl Li Babar Ahmad Moazzam Begg Date of recording: Friday 6 November 2020

Twenty years have passed since Britain passed the Terrorism Act 2000, damaging the legal system beyond recognition. Detention without charge, secret evidence, separating families, mass surveillance, house arrest and citizenship deprivation have now become common features of the UK legal and policing landscape. We've gathered top legal minds to reflect on the past 20 years of failed laws and policies, and to discuss how we can shape a way forward together.

The history of the Muslim Ummah is full of personalities, men and women of Allah, who have dedicated their life to justice and dignity. One of them is Omar Mukhtar. Join Moazzam Begg as he explores the life of this icon of Libyan

Support the book: https://www.byline.com/project/83 'A Virtue of Disobedience' by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan We are the disobedient look upon us and despair for we outlast history, time and memory we are always there. We are the unquenchable thirst for justice the bodies that do not bend tongues you cannot straightjacket and eyes that will not be turned blind. We are the step you trip on in the night the nightmare you wake from but cannot recall the lump under the rolling hill that reminds you what is buried there. We are the disobedient. We bear witness and we testify. We love despite the lie that we are not worthy We hold despite being told we should hide. Yes; we are the disobedient who refuse to die for bodies without eulogies will never remain in their graves we are the ghosts of the unmourned and the spirit of the never grieved. We are the original traitors to the tireless tyrant We are Mohammed We are Malcolm We are Moses and Assata We are Toussaint and Bhashani We are Rosa and Rabbani We are the disobedient. Truth speakers with tongues of fire Knowledge seekers who provoke your ire Mouths always moist from sincere prayer. We are hearts beating for the truth not like fluttering birds in cages but like the earth in her final convulsions like mountains when they scatter to dust We dismantle, uproot, expose. We are the disobedient and we have come not to claim what is yours but what is and always was ours: our humanity. But no – not claim for it was always with us and our announcement of that is the blasphemy you burn us for. But there’s a reason you mustn’t play with fire because flames are not bound by only your aims if you burn our bodies in the morning the fire will be licking your heels that night. Do you feel secure then? When we are bound not by law but justice? Loyal not to pen marks on paper but truth? We are unconquerable and unmanageable because you can take what you want if all you want is to take. We are your greatest fear: fearless loyal not even to life. There is no bargain to be made then for disruption is our only security in a world which says that security is ensured only through our repression - what basis has such authority to be obeyed? No; we are the disobedient who refuse to know our place undivided, low, and mighty we are a We a unity, a community, a principle above place. We are the disobedient. We declare the emperor naked and don’t kneel before the queen we smash the idols confront the Pharaoh upend the fabric of the world we will not sell our souls for hallowed halls we cannot be unmoved. We are the disobedient we exceed the boundaries overspill and overspeak. We are unboxed, unharnessed, unfathomable unpalatable uncompromising. Oh Ozymandiases of the world do you really think yourselves kings of kings? How quickly you forget. Nothing outlasts the fading of the day but the light of truth itself?

Moazzam Begg describes his journey, from his kidnap & incarceration, to his eventual release. This recording (dated December 2013) was made in Johannesburg, during Moazzam's last trip abroad.