After Guantánamo, Another Injustice -- John Grisham, New York Times
ABOUT two months ago I learned that some of my books had been banned at Guantánamo Bay. Apparently detainees were requesting them, and their lawyers were delivering them to the prison, but they were not being allowed in because of “impermissible content.”
I became curious and tracked down a detainee who enjoys my books. His name is Nabil Hadjarab, and he is a 34-year-old Algerian who grew up in France. He learned to speak French before he learned to speak Arabic. He has close family and friends in France, but not in Algeria. As a kid growing up near Lyon, he was a gifted soccer player and dreamed of playing for Paris St.-Germain, or another top French club.
Tragically for Nabil, he has spent the past 11 years as a prisoner at Guantánamo, much of the time in solitary confinement. Starting in February, he participated in a hunger strike, which led to his being force-fed.
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More News On John Grisham's Books Being Banned At Guantanamo
John Grisham Takes on Gitmo After Finding out the Prison Bans His Books -- The Atlantic
John Grisham blasts Gitmo after they ban detainees from reading his books -- New York Post
John Grisham backs release of one of his fans, a Gitmo detainee -- ABA Journal
John Grisham calls for justice for Guantánamo Bay detainees -- Salon
My Comment: His books should not be banned .. then again .... the person he is vouching for is no angel.
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