It’s been 20 years since the first detainees arrived at Guantanamo Bay. Adapted from the bestselling memoir Guantanamo Diary, The Mauritanian reveals how America’s intense need for retribution in the aftermath of 9/11 resulted in the imprisonment and torture of hundreds of Muslim men at Guantanamo Bay. More importantly, though, it highlights why President Joe Biden must indefinitely close the notoriously violent prison.
Author: Summer Ditona
Summer Ditona is a recent graduate of the MCS and GWSS programs at the University of Washington Bothell. Contact her at sum.ditona@gmail.com.