Stories by Alia Malek

Alia Malek is an author (A Country Called Amreeka), civil rights lawyer, and editor of the Voice of Witness series.

Patriot Acts: Narratives of Post-9/11 Injustice

Posted on: Aug 26, 2011, Source: Voice of Witness

Adama Bah shares her shocking experience: At just sixteen, the FBI forcefully entered her home before degrading, arresting, and deporting her family.

Secret Experimental Prisons Subject Inmates to Drastic Isolation

Posted on: Mar 16, 2011, Source: Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute

Inmates at secret prisons inside the U.S. are prohibited from having virtually any contact with the outside world.

The Terror Faced by Arabs and Muslims in the Aftermath of 9/11

Posted on: Sep 10, 2010, Source: Free Press

In an excerpt from "A Country Called Amreeka," navigating an environment hostile to muslims, a priest takes heart when a piece of history emerges from the rubble.