Our Opinion Editor, Malia Bouattia, recently sat down for an exclusive interview with Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who grabbed headlines globally for being detained without charge at the Guantánamo Bay detention camp from 2002 until 2016. Since his release, his memoir ‘Guantánamo Diary’ has become an international bestseller and was adapted into the BAFTA and Golden Globe-nominated film ‘The Mauritanian’ in 2021. | The New Arab

The Mauritanian tells the extraordinary true story of Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s 14 year imprisonment in Guantanamo Bay. Jodie Foster plays his real life lawyer Nancy Hollander, and they both joined me to explain why this is such an important story to tell. | Christiane Amanpour

“Without the Canadian government, I would never have been kidnapped” Ex-Guantanamo prisoner Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who authored the best-selling Guantanamo Diary, speaks to MEE about why he’s suing the Canadian government for $28m. | Middle East Eye