13 November
2024
The Sad Case of Momin Khawaja in Canada
[Photo: Mohammad Momin Khawaja]
By Habib Siddiqui
Editor's Note
Mohammad Momin Khwaja is the son of Maboob Khawaja, and he has been a political prisoner in Canada and has now spent 21 years in prison. One has to wonder if Momin, like prisoners held without trial in GITMO, are considered by Canada and the U.S. to be potential terrorists simply because they have been held so long on trumped-up charges. In the case of Momin, who has been a model prisoner, his sentence was increased after 10-plus years in prison. The “war on terrorism” has transformed numerous times since Momin was first incarcerated. Most people have consigned it to a historical footnote, But for Momin and other prisoners, they are victims of a war that it seems will never end. It is fair to ask “Where is the Justice in this?”
I am a sociologist, writer and activist with life long engagement in social justice, peace, environmental, and animal rights movements. My research and writing include issues of imperialism, oppression, global capitalism, peak resources, global warming, and environmental degradation. I taught sociology for twenty-two years, was a member of the City of Portland’s Peak Oil Task Force, and maintain my own site 
.jpg){kind=link}