Tag: september 11

“Dissent’s not treason, but they talk like it’s the same”: Revisiting Post-September 11 Protest Songs in the Current Moment

For most people, the music of their youth defines them. They stick, in many ways, to the albums and songs that made them who they are today. It becomes an ever-present soundtrack. While this may be true for a most individuals, I find myself constantly seeking out new music that I have never heard just as much as I revisit albums I love. In … Read More “Dissent’s not treason, but they talk like it’s the same”: Revisiting Post-September 11 Protest Songs in the Current Moment

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Beauty in Mansoor Adayfi “Don’t Forget Us Here”

This September marks the 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001. As well, it marks the start of the War on Terror and the start, in January 2002, of the detention of non-combatants such as Mansoor Adayfi at Guantánamo Bay. Adayfi spent fourteen years in Guantánamo. At the age of eighteen, during a cultural mission to Afghanistan, warlords picked him up, in order to claim … Read More Beauty in Mansoor Adayfi “Don’t Forget Us Here”