Public Lecture & Open Q&A Session: Post 9/11 Islam in America: A Personal Experience
Monday, May 17 2010 10:00 AM
Venue: International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) Malaysia, Jalan Elmu, Off Jalan Universiti, 59100 Kuala Lumpur. Speaker: James J. Yee (http://www.justiceforyee.com/)
Captain James “Yusuf” Yee, a West Point graduate also trained in the traditional Islamic sciences in Syria, had served as a Muslim Chaplain for the US Army in Guantanamo Bay prison camp. In 2003 he was arrested on false political and criminal charges and sent to a navy prison where he was subjected to torture and degradation. His experience is narrated in his award-winning book, For God and Country: Faith and Patriotism under Fire, described by Washington Post as “required reading for all US officials waging war on Islamist terrorists.” Website: http://www.iais.org.my/en/
Admission is FREE (however to facilitate arrangements registration is required)