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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
CONTACT: Russell Guerrero
Sept.14, 2007
Muslim Chaplain to Give Insight Into Guantanamo Bay
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James Yee |
SAN ANTONIO – Capt. James Yee, a former United States Army Muslim chaplain, will speak about his experience at Guantanamo Bay and his arrest for espionage. The presentation, titled “An Inside Look at Guantanamo Bay,” will take place at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2, in the Stieren Theater. The event is free and open to the public.
Yee is a third-generation Chinese-American, a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and a Muslim convert. In 2002, he was chosen to serve as the Muslim chaplain at Guantanamo Bay and ministered to Muslim detainees who were designated as enemy combatants following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. After serving 10 months, Yee was arrested in September 2003 for espionage and spent 76 days in solitary confinement.
After eight months, charges against Yee were dropped and he was released to resume his duties. He tendered his resignation from the Army and received an honorable discharge on Jan. 7, 2005.
His lecture is part of Trinity University’s Difficult Dialogues Program. For the entire fall semester Trinity will host a series of events to examine the issue of Islamophobia. Funding for the Difficult Dialogues program is provided by the Ford Foundation.
For more information, contact Trinity’s political science department at 210-999-8318.
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