Mohamedou Ould Slahi | Cambridge Union

Mauritian author and Guantanamo Bay detainee
Event took place, Tuesday 8th March, 6.00 p.m.
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Mohamedou was born in Rosso, Mauritania. In 2001, he was detained and renditioned to a black site in Jordan where he was tortured, then transported to Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan and finally to Guantanamo Bay. While there, he wrote a diary. The manuscript, which he penciled in his isolation cell, was finally released with substantial redactions in 2013. It was first published in the United States and United Kingdom in January 2015 and has since been published in twenty-five languages. This year, the film “The Mauritanian”, featuring his imprisonment and eventual release, directed by Kevin Macdonald, and starring Jodie Foster, Benedict Cumberbatch and Tahar Rahim, was released to exceptional acclaim.
The Mauritanian: www.imdb.com/title/tt4761112
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[@user-kq8uv1ll6c]

This man is from my country, and he was wronged a lot in his life, and his mother and brother died while he is still in prison, and this, by God, is a difficult and sad matter, but my brother Muhammadu kept his constant smile which he was known for since he was young . Bro I'm proud of you

[@Mike--Oxmall]

He deserved it.

[@RedaReda-vl9ff]

You are beauthiful my brother in islam

[@sudamandem]

Not even a speck of bitterness in him. What a noble man

[@haithamghosheh8843]

When a man holds on tight to the teachings of "all" the prophets through out time, and when he knows that turning to the dark side is destructive, then there are no limits to his willingness to forgive when he has the upper hand. That smile he displays shines brighter than the largest star in the universe because he is "sincere". He learned from the Prophet Muhammad, Peace and Blessings be on him, and as taught in Al-Qur'an that, "Good action and bad action are not equal. Push back with something that is better than what has been done to you, that you may find a person who had animosity to you is like a dear friend. And this "state" or "rank" will be reached by those who are patient and they are the lucky ones" This is a general translation of meaning for the "verses" 34 and 35 in Surah (Chapter) named Fuṣṣilat (# 41). What Mohamedou has done is basically accepted and surrendered to Allah's decision for him to go through the experience. And, as we can see here, the society gained more by seeing such a positive and forgiving man and how his reactions built bridges between people. I don't know how "I" would react if I went through his experience.

[@RedaReda-vl9ff]

I hope success for you my brother in islam

[@user-uu7wg6kx5i]

جميل جدا ديننا يأمرنا بالتسامح (( وَلَا تَسْتَوِي الْحَسَنَةُ وَلَا السَّيِّئَةُ ۚ ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ فَإِذَا الَّذِي بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ عَدَاوَةٌ كَأَنَّهُ وَلِيٌّ حَمِيمٌ ))

[@thesailingkiwi]

A terrible injustice. Enhanced interrogation techniques are a stain on the US military. Bravo to Lt. Col Stuart Couch 👏, best wishes for a kind and peaceful life Mohamedou

[@lantas829]

This Man is saint for me, I can see him as a kind of Archangel.

[@SuperOpenminded]

An amazing ability to forgive, despite the pain and torture he suffered

[@HuskyHideout]

What a hero.

[@kamelaparis7489]

Close Guantanamo Bay already . And God bless this beautiful man .

[@grantbradshaw7907]

This man is so humble and good natured A true hero and survivor of a horrific ordeal

[@elhamabdrahman1401]

Mahamedou I love you for the sake of Allah may Allah grant you jannah and may you have peace with everything you want through

[@Prime_Light]

This guy escaped hell.....lot of effort from his lawyers💙👑

[@bbqreunie984]

Two special man. And its good we see this side of being a Muslim, of Islam as we often are confronted with radical religious people who we see as a danger for our free society. But I believe there are many peacefull good willing people also in Islam. They only shouldn't get mentally highjacked by fanatics having a own agenda.

[@mohamedmezid4821]

@Cambridge union In the description you wrote " mauritian" instead of Mauritanian 🇲🇷..I hope u correct.

[@NejiBHTahar]

What an amazing man!

[@salehhamieh3456]

Great job @ Mohamadou

[@khalidalkhaja9168]

Good dialogue. He touched important points

[@RedaReda-vl9ff]

You are handsome Mohammedou Slahi,really beauthifull

[@yasnes1349]

Great guy

[@Al_i8]

What a great man

[@mitsidihamdiaziza3130]

I like this man

[@builder481]

he made a very good point when he said "Arab regimes are the worst of the worst" i totally agree

[@Messreads]

What a guy. Absolutely barbaric what happened to him. Thoughts to the other innocent people in their too.

[@sheilasmith7779]

Americans took this man to hell, and Americans rescued him. What is "exceptional," about America is the Republic, its structure of law and justice, and these breaches of those ideals highlight, why law requires people of integrity to have any justice at all. BUT without the system, the structure, we are doomed. But it is no guarantee we will live up to the ideal, and certain we will fail to live the ideal we have established.

[@nurseae4586]

You said it perfectly.

[@paulsetti9484]

I will take it one step further. This is the reason we need to bring to justice the people responsible for this. Not the torturer, not the jailer, but the people responsible for this horror. This is an extraordinary man who has more grace than anyone, how many other innocents were completely destroyed by this?

[@IlightsomeI]

Please read the Quran

[@bvc1922]

ok

[@ArchitectClips]

انسان .

[@AutonomousPlayground]

"Mauritian author", not going to lie, messing up his nationality because of a typo is pretty pathetic.

[@mussaabaali6136]

dear bro,,mohamoudo,,frist i would like to say ALLAHMDULILLAH you back to your famils after all diffecult panishments YOU PANISHEID in GONTANAMO PERISON WHICH you mentioned in different MEDIAS TV INTERVEIW,,,BOOK and incoulding 12 years individual room in perison with out any connection with others under defficult punshiment and condition ,, with out get sleeping for 70 day ... at this point i say this is impossile history and this is not the ability of normal humen kinds ability also according the healthy specalists information i have,, if human being no get over 7 day under normal condition he can dead or mad so how mohamado 70 day off sleeping are normal and in life with good health ??? ,, i face difuclts to accept this history is true but SUBHANALLAH ,, ALLAH SAY IN HOLLY QOURAN ,, WE MADE EVER THINGS FOR A RESION ,, SO i would like to say ,, today you are in life because ,, you to tell for as this amzeing history for a world ,,,,,, very amazing history and too honest person and very storng person and thank 4 shareing this amzeing history with a world,,, Mussa ali from ethiopia with you..

[@iansmith6086]

What are completely average boring story

[@mohamedabdelvettah506]

If his story is boring, what can be interesting? Watch the movie The Mauritanian and you will see how he suffered in Guantánamo

[@iansmith6086]

@@mohamedabdelvettah506 he deserved it and he's lucky he wasn't in prison in a Arab country?

[@mwoiaa]

Thats a personal problem to you, buddy

[@Ashleii]

I think you might have grumpy old man syndrome. Sadly there’s no cure except letting go and stopping your ego. Hard, that

[@BudiYunior]

i can't imagine people can be so heartless, but you successfully proved me wrong, heartless humans in the next level do exist