This episode we talk about the FBI in relation to the Aref-Hossain case—not about what they did before and during it, but afterwards. And what we did in response. But before we go back in history, it’s worth mentioning that two of the FBI playe

Episode 12: The Appeal, Part 2: Oral Arguments

May 12th, 2018 1h 3m

The attorneys for both Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain (Yassin’s co-defendant) prepared appeals to the 2nd Circuit Court. At the same time, the Muslim Solidarity Committee organized a march and rally—the first one—and have marked the anniversa

Episode 11: The CMU and The Appeal, Part 1

Oct 12th, 2017 1h 20m

In this episode we will hear directly from Yassin about what life is like in the brutal CMU - Communications Management Unit prison in Terre Haute, Indiana. While we were finding out more and more about this possibly illegal prison unit at Terr

Episode 10: Fallout

Aug 6th, 2017 1h 15m

The last episode covered Sentencing Day, March 8, 2007 and brought you readings of support letters and editorials from community members, newspapers, and the defendants themselves. All were trying to get the judge to give Yassin Aref and Mohamm

Episode 9: Sentencing Day

Jul 14th, 2017 1h 28m

In the last episode we talked about all the community activity on behalf of Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain between their guilty verdicts on October 10, 2006 and their sentencing, which was rescheduled to March 8, 2007. In this episode we’ll f

Episode 8: The Verdict and the Media

May 20th, 2017 1h

This is the third and final episode of our mini-series of The Trial of Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain, who were caught up in an FBI sting operation from 2003-2004. Their trial was in October 2006. We will discuss the verdict and all that came

Episode 7: The Trial Part 2 - The Defense

May 11th, 2017 1h 7m

This is the second episode of our three-part mini-series of The Trial of Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain, who were caught up in an FBI sting operation from 2003-2004. Last time we covered the prosecution’s case, now it’s the defense’s turn. We

Episode 6: The Trial Part 1 - The Prosecution

Apr 16th, 2017 1h 8m

We begin a three-part mini series on the trial of Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain. In this first episode of the mini-series, we present the prosecution’s case. We read from trial transcripts and describe how the prosecution alarmed the jury

Episode 5 - Ideology

Mar 22nd, 2017 1h 1m

The crucial aspect of the Aref-Hossain case, in order to convict Yassin, was to prove he was “predisposed” to commit terrorism, and so the government had to submit “evidence” to this effect - the government wanted to prove that Yassin had the “

Episode 4: Immigrants

Mar 12th, 2017 59m 55s

In this episode, we talk about the immigrant experience of Yassin Aref, and how this encouraged the government to pursue him. For the second half we’ll focus on a particular (and legal) harassment tactic, as used by the government in the war on

Episode 3: Secret Evidence

Feb 2nd, 2017 1h 1m

Classified evidence was used extensively during the trial of Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain. Kathy Manley, one of Yassin’s attorneys, tells the story of the classified evidence in the case, the defense's unsuccessful fight to obtain it, and

Episode 2: The Bail Hearing

Jan 29th, 2017 1h 2m

Snipers were posted on the roof of the court house for the bail hearing for Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain. In this episode, details of the bail hearing are discussed, as well as the general atmosphere of the times. The two lawyers and two

Episode 1: Introducing Terror Talk - Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain

Jan 16th, 2017 1h 3m

On August 4, 2004, two Muslim men in Albany, New York, were arrested by the FBI for a terror plot. Did the FBI really arrest a terrorist "Commander" from Iraq? Or, a medi-cab driver who was also the spiritual leader of an inner-city mosque? T

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