Life or Liberty

Breaking through the silence of thousands of Muslim immigrants detained in the U.S. after 9/11, Farouk tells his own story from Passaic County Jail in New Jersey. Outside, his son and supporters fight to win his release.

This short, the first to give a Muslim post-9/11 detainee the chance to speak to the public, was produced as part of the grassroots campaign to win Farouk's freedom. The videos were widely distributed and used to organize events, and also sold to raise money for Farouk's commissary. As a result of public pressure and the success of his habeas corpus case, Farouk was freed from detention on April 12, 2004.
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Farouk Abdel-Muhti: Political Prisoner

2003, MiniDV
Running time: six minutes
Director/Producer: Konrad Aderer
Camera: Lorca Shepperd
Editor: Minnea Lin

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Buy one of the remaining original VHS copies of the Farouk video (with the dramatic jacket art designed for the history-making campaign for his release), for $12 ($10 plus $2 shipping & handling).

Special offer!

Buy the Life or Liberty compilation DVD for $20, which features all three shorts produced from 2002 to 2006, and add one of the original VHS Farouk videos, for $5! Plus, free shipping in the continental U.S.!


screenings July 21, 2004 NEWFILMMAKERS TWN SHORT FILM PROGRAM February 21, 2004 Voices Rising: Resistance Film and Music	Breaking through the silence of thousands of Muslim immigrants detained in the U.S. after 9/11, Farouk tells his own story from Passaic County Jail in New Jersey. Outside, his son and supporters fight to win his release. This short, the first to give a Muslim post-9/11 detainee the chance to speak to the public, was produced as part of the grassroots campaign to win Farouk's freedom. The videos were widely distributed and used to organize events, and also sold to raise money for Farouk's commissary. As a result of public pressure and the success of his habeas corpus case, Farouk was freed from detention on April 12, 2004. Read more Farouk Abdel-Muhti: Political Prisoner 2003, MiniDV Running time: six minutes Director/Producer: Konrad Aderer Camera: Lorca Shepperd Editor: Minnea Lin watch clip Buy one of the remaining original VHS copies of the Farouk video (with the dramatic jacket art designed for the history-making campaign for his release), for $12 ($10 plus $2 shipping & handling). Special offer! Buy the Life or Liberty compilation DVD for $20, which features all three shorts produced from 2002 to 2006, and add one of the original VHS Farouk videos, for $5! Plus, free shipping in the continental U.S.!