Book Event - "Injustice" & "The General's Son" by Miko Peled
Wed, Oct 02
|Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
Join our Discussion with Miko Peled on his books "Injustice" & "The General's Son" and much more! Moderated by Dr. Gi Gi El-Bayoumi
Time & Location
Oct 02, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
Guests
About The Event
About "Injustice"
In July 2004, federal agents raided the homes of five Palestinian-American families, arresting the five dads. The first trial of the “Holy Land Foundation Five” ended in a hung jury. The second, marked by highly questionable procedures, resulted in very lengthy sentences—for “supporting terrorism” by donating to charities that the U.S. government itself and other respected international agencies had long worked with. In 2013, human rights activist and author Miko Peled started investigating this case. He discussed the miscarriages of justice with the men's lawyers and heard from the men's families about the devastating effects the case had on their lives. He also traveled to the remote federal prison complexes where the men were held to conduct deep interviews. Injustice traces the labyrinthine course of this case, presenting a terrifying picture of governmental over-reach in post-9/11 America.
About "The General's Son"
In 1997, a tragedy struck the family of Israeli-American…