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The General: The Ordinary Man Who Challenged Guantanamo
Ahmed Errachidi
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Description for The General: The Ordinary Man Who Challenged Guantanamo
Paperback. On 11 September 2001, in a cafe in London, Ahmed Errachidi watched as the twin towers collapsed. He was appalled by the loss of innocent life. But he couldn't possibly have predicted how much of his own life he too would lose because of that day. This book makes you rethink what it means to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JM; BGHA; JPVR; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 156.
On 11 September 2001, in a café in London, Ahmed Errachidi watched as the twin towers collapsed. He was appalled by the loss of innocent life. But he couldn’t possibly have predicted how much of his own life he too would lose because of that day.
In a series of terrible events, Ahmed was sold by the Pakistanis to the Americans in the diplomatic lounge at Islamabad airport and spent five and a half years in Guantanamo. There, he was beaten, tortured, humiliated, very nearly destroyed.
But Ahmed did not give in. This very ordinary, Moroccan-born London chef ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099572299
SKU
V9780099572299
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About Ahmed Errachidi
Ahmed Errachidi was born in Tangier but lived and worked as a chef in London for 18 years before being detained in Guantanamo. He now lives back in Morocco with his wife and children and is opening his own restaurant. Gillian Slovo is a highly acclaimed South African-born novelist, playwright, memoirist and activist. Her work includes Ice Road, which was ... Read more
Reviews for The General: The Ordinary Man Who Challenged Guantanamo
A revelation. People need to read this book
Mark Haddon
Those who doubt Guantanamo exemplifies American power should read this epic story of a truly brave man who survived to tell the truth
John Pilger
One of the many things that you are left feeling by Errachidi’s account is that there is no such thing as ... Read more
Mark Haddon
Those who doubt Guantanamo exemplifies American power should read this epic story of a truly brave man who survived to tell the truth
John Pilger
One of the many things that you are left feeling by Errachidi’s account is that there is no such thing as ... Read more