Free 'Em All: A Look at the War on Islam, Political Prisoners & Prisoners of War

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A lecture by Abbas Muntaqim that situates the war on Islam within the broader historical trajectory of Europe's colonization of Africa and the enslavement of African peoples. In this lecture, Muntaqim conceptualizes carcerality as an extension of the Crusades and traces the genealogy of political prisoners and prisoners of war through this historical and religious development. Muntaqim's lecture will be followed by a Q&A with attendees.

Doors open at 7 pm, and the event begins at 7:30 pm.

Abbas Muntaqim is a Muslim, New Afrikan culture worker, educator, and organizer. He co-chairs and co-founded People’s Programs, an Oakland based New Afrikan/Pan Afrikan organization. He also co-hosts Hella Black Podcast. Abbas co-founded the Fannie Lou Hamer Black Resource Center at UC Berkeley and taught African American studies there for over four years. He also is a host and producer for Press TV. Abbas follows an Islamic tradition that calls for the liberation of all of humanity.

For more details, please contact Brian Zuluaga at [email protected]

Date/Time:

Feb. 10, 2026, 7:30 p.m.

Location:

Haymarket House, 800 W. Buena Ave, Chicago

Sponsoring Organization:

Northwestern Center for International and Area Studies, Northwestern Political Science Dept, Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University, Northwestern Department of Black Studies, Northwestern Department of Religious Studies, and the Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities

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