center of attention<\/a> for those curious about Muslims who want to fight the US as well as Muslims who are loyal Americans and members of the US military. Speaking Bengali, Urdu, English, and halting Arabic, Lt. Saifulislam has helped relieve tensions between the detainees and US military personnel, striving to be just and humane to the captives while drawing the line when necessary. Lt. Saifulislam has worked hard to gain the respect of detainees without compromising his principles or duties. \u201cSeptember 11 is beyond discussion, \u201d he said about his talks with the captives. \u201cIt was just wrong, and yes, I tell them that.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/i><\/p>\n
Zahed Amanullah is associate editor of altmuslim.com.\u00a0 He is based in London, England.\n<\/p>\n
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