The Honest Struggle
See Something Say Something
Ahmed Ali Akbar
4.8 • 550 Ratings
🗓️ 30 May 2019
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
American Muslims have long participated in the struggle against mass incarceration, and this Ramadan, we speak to three people who can help us make sense of where things stand now. First, we talk to Sadiq Davis on his reentry journey through Muslim communities in Chicago and L.A. after 25 years in prison. Then, Justin Mashouf, the filmmaker who captured Sadiq's story in the documentary "The Honest Struggle," talks to us about prison reform and telling Sadiq's story with mercy and compassion. Finally, we talk to Dr. Suad Abdul-Khabeer about Believer's Bailout, a community-led effort to bail out Muslims in pretrial incarceration and ICE custody as a form of zakat.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everyone, I'm Amid al-Yakper, and this is See Something Say Something. |
| 0:09.8 | This week, we're tackling the topic of incarceration during Ramadan. |
| 0:14.7 | First, we're going to talk to Sadiq Davis, who is the subject of the documentary The Honest Struggle, |
| 0:19.2 | which follows his journey after prison. Then we're going to talk to Justin Mushf, who's the director of the documentary, The Honest Struggle, which follows his journey after prison. |
| 0:21.7 | Then we're going to talk to Justin Mushuf, |
| 0:23.3 | who's the director behind that movie. |
| 0:25.6 | And then finally, we're going to talk to Dr. Suad Abdu Chbhubir, |
| 0:28.5 | who's going to explain some of the activism being done this Ramadan |
| 0:31.2 | around incarceration. |
| 0:34.8 | If you see something, you better, you better say something. |
| 0:41.3 | Nothing at all, nothing at all. |
| 0:46.3 | At the age of 18, I had been found guilty for murder, aggravated battery, and armed violence. |
| 0:56.0 | My sentence was 28 years. |
| 0:59.0 | Islam is an incredibly powerful force in the prison system. |
| 1:03.0 | Chaplains who are surveyed agree that Islam is the fastest growing tradition amongst inmates, |
| 1:07.0 | and at one correctional facility, a third of all African American inmates had converted. |
| 1:12.2 | So we're talking about hundreds of thousands of Muslim prisoners in the broader Muslim |
| 1:16.5 | community, which is itself only a couple of million. |
| 1:19.9 | And Sadiq Davis's story where he spent 25 years in incarceration and then adjust to living |
| 1:24.6 | a life outside prison is a common one. |
| 1:27.2 | The honest struggle captures that journey. So, joining me now is Sadiq Davis. Hi, Sadiq, Salaam al-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a. Nice to have you. You're a documentary star. You're the star of the honest struggle. Al-Hahmah, Allah. It's all about your life. Welcome to the show. |
| 1:44.6 | Thank you. |
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