Mahvish Rukhsana Khan, the author of My Guantanamo Diary, grew up listening to her mother say ‘Now is not the time to be complacent’. She was pursuing a law degree at the University of Miami when, enraged by the illegal detainment of prisoners in Guantánamo Bay, she decided to see what help she could offer. With her fluency in Pashto and a familiarity with Afghan cultures and customs that no other “habeas” lawyer with security clearance had Khan was on her way to Guantánamo Bay to translate for Afghan detainees. For Khan, the experience affirmed her dual identity as an Afghan and an American. Mahvish Khan’s story is an essential expression of who she is—and of her country.

Mahvish Rukhsana Khan is a recent law school graduate and journalist. She has been published in the The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post and other media. She lives in San Diego.

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