In this intense episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly and Aki Hussain speak with senior lecturer and criminologist at Liverpool John Moores University, Dr Rizwaan Sabir, about his new book, 'The Suspect: Counterterrorism, Islam, and the Security State'.

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Topics of discussion include:

Pursuing politics in university after 9/11 as a politicised Muslim: 00:02:17 - 00:09:30
Downloading an Al Qaeda training manual for post-grad research: 00:09:31 - 00:13:33
'Operation Minerva' and the case of the 'Nottingham Two': 00:13:34 - 00:21:20
Matrix of counterterrorism, state surveillance/violence and Prevent: 00:21:21 - 00:37:49
The aftermath and making sense of Operation Minerva: 00:37:50 - 00:43:06
Mental health and "trauma triggers": 00:43:07 - 00:49:06
Reasons for writing the book and dealing with state violence: 00:49:07 - 00:59:30
Closing and where to buy the book: 00:59:31 - 01:02:03

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