The Man Who Refused to Plead Guilty - How a Muslim Convicted of Terrorism Won His Freedom

About the author

Uzair S. Paracha is a Pakistani national who was arrested in New York on terrorism charges and wrongly imprisoned in the US for 17 years. He used his time in prison to teach and help fellow prisoners with self-education, reading and reflection, and other life skills, preparing them for a life outside of prison. He is now back home in Pakistan, attempting to mend the fragments of a life once undone.
Denny LeBoeuf is a retired capital defence attorney based in New Orleans, Louisiana. She was the Director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s John Adams Project, assisting the capitally charged detainees on Guantanamo in the military commissions, and was formerly the Director of the ACLU’s Capital Punishment Project, and the Director of the Louisiana Capital Post-Conviction Project of Louisiana.
Asim Qureshi is Research Director at CAGE, an independent advocacy group working to empower communities impacted by the War On Terror. He specialises in investigating the impact of counterterrorism practices worldwide, and advises legal teams involved in defending terrorism trials in the US and at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He is the author of When Only God Can See.

Product details

• Authors: Uzair S. Paracha
• Assisted by: Denise LeBoeuf (Foreword), Qureshi Asim (Afterword)
• Publisher: Wiley
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 15.04.2026
• EAN: 9780745351964
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-5196-4
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: USA, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, LAW / Discrimination, 21st Century, Autobiography: historical, political & military, Terrorism, armed struggle, Social discrimination & inequality, United States of America, USA, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Autobiography: historical, political and military, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, Police and security services, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / Iraq War (2003-2011)