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

S. Paracha, Uzair/ Qureshi, Asim (AFT)/ LeBoeuf, Denise (FRW)

Pluto Press（2026/04発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 272 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780745351964

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'A remarkable story' - Arun Kundnani, author of The Muslims are Coming!

In 2003, 23-year-old Uzair Paracha was arrested by the US government and branded a terrorist. A Pakistani man living in New York, he was accused of providing 'material support' to al-Qaeda - a vague, catch-all charge invented in the chaotic aftermath of 9/11. He was offered a plea deal but refused, knowing he was innocent.

What followed was a nightmare: years in solitary confinement, a trial built on fear instead of facts, and a justice system determined to make an example of someone who they thought looked the part. Uzair's case wasn't an anomaly: it was the blueprint.

The Man Who Refused to Plead Guilty is more than one man's story: it's a stark reflection of the path the US chose after 9/11. A path that reached for demonisation before understanding, punishment before truth. Uzair Paracha's experience lays bare the human cost of a vengeful nation, how a heart filled with principle can find some small semblance of justice.

Contents

Foreword by Denise LeBoeuf

Part I: Dismantling Dreams

Part II: Fighting to Live

Part III: Growing in the Dark

Part IV: The Unhappening

Afterword by Asim Qureshi

Acknowledgments