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Refusing Erasure: Justice, Accountability and Historical Memory in the War on Terror
Sunday September 6, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am CDT
TBA
This September marks 25 years since 9/11 and the launch of the War on Terror. Built on harmful narratives and policies targeting Muslims and other marginalized communities, the war has relied on erasure and silencing to endure. This panel - which includes a survivor from Guantanamo - will explore the importance of documenting and preserving our histories to resist forgetting and sustain our ongoing demands for accountability, justice and our visions beyond it.
Speakers
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Mansoor Adayfi

Mansoor Adayfi is a writer, artist, human rights advocate, and former prisoner who
spent over 14 years at Guantánamo Bay Prison Camp without charges or trial. He was resettled to Serbia in 2016 as part of an agreement between the US government and Serbia.  along with American lawyers and US-based NGOs, he co-founded the Guantanamo Survivors Fund... Read More →
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Maha Hilal

Dr. Maha Hilal is a Muslim Arab American expert on institutionalized Islamophobia, the War on Terror, and counternarrative work. She is the author of the book Innocent Until Proven Muslim: Islamophobia, the War on Terror, and the Muslim Experience Since 9/11, the founding Executive... Read More →
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Sanaa Ansari Khan

Sanaa Ansari Khan is a Washington, D.C.–based attorney with two decades of experience advancing Muslim civil rights and digital rights at organizations including CAIR, Muslim Advocates, and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Her work focuses on combating discrimination... Read More →
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Rashida James Saadiya

Rashida James-Saadiya (she/her) is a writer, cultural educator, and executive director of the Muslim Power Building Project, a collaborative learning space dedicated to supporting emerging organizers. Her work explores the intersections of identity, kinship, and social repair—themes... Read More →
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Sunday September 6, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am CDT
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