{"product_id":"9780306923869-dont-forget-us-here","title":"Don't Forget Us Here","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLost and Found at Guantanamo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe moving, eye-opening memoir of an innocent man detained at \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eGauntánamo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Bay for 15 years: a story of humanity in the unlikeliest of places and an unprecedented look at life at Gauntánamo on the eve of its 20th anniversary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the age of 18, Mansoor Adayfi left his home in Yemen for a cultural mission to Afghanistan. He never returned. Kidnapped by warlords and then sold to the US after 9\/11, he was disappeared to Gauntánamo Bay, where he spent the next 15 years as Detainee #441.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the vein of Ishmael Beah's \u003ci\u003eA Long Way Gone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDon't Forget Us Here \u003c\/i\u003etells two coming-of-age stories in parallel: a makeshift island outpost becoming the world's most notorious prison and an innocent young man emerging from its darkness. Arriving as a stubborn teenager, Mansoor survived the camp's infamous interrogation program and became a feared and hardened resistance fighter leading prison riots and hunger strikes. With time though, he grew into the man prisoners nicknamed \"Smiley Troublemaker\": a student, writer, historian, and dedicated pop culture fan. With unexpected warmth and empathy, he unwinds a narrative of fighting for hope and survival in unimaginable circumstances, illuminating the limitlessness of the human spirit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd through his own story as well as those who were there with him--detainees \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e guards--Mansoor also tells Gauntánamo's story, offering an unprecedented window into one of the most secretive places on earth. Putting a human face on the Gauntánamo we know from the news, as well as showing the side we never see--the art, the community, the joyful reclamation of stolen humanity--this book reconstructs the camp's history in human terms, bearing witness to the lives lost and destroyed there.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwenty years later, Gauntánamo remains open. At a moment of due reckoning, Mansoor helps us understand what actually happened there--both the horror and the beauty--offering a vital chronicle of an experience we cannot afford to forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39855793111137,"sku":"9780306923869","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29717111.jpg?v=1725696162","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780306923869-dont-forget-us-here","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}