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An online publication of the AbuSulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University

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Limited Access to Islamic Books and Conflicting Visions of Redemption in American Prisons

By Rebecca Makas  //  April 9, 2020April 28, 2020

The image of the voracious reader in prison is a powerful trope of film and literature, from The Shawshank Redemption to the Autobiography of Malcolm X. Based on the idea of redemption through education, it…

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