The Mauritanian Live: Mohamedou Ould Slahi X Larry Siems

Mohamedou Ould Slahi – who did not get charged – spent fourteen years in Guantánamo Bay. Despite his horrible imprisonment and decreased confidence in humanity, he has found a way to go on. During his imprisonment, his autonomy was taken away from him. Now, he refuses to be defined by this for the rest of his life. He pleads forgiveness, and refuses to remain trapped in a vicious cycle of hatred. How do you go on with normal life when they unjustly robbed you from your freedom? How do you use your story to advance freedom and justice?

For this evening, Ould Slahi and De Balie have invited Larry Siems, who worked with Mohamedou Ould Slahi on his book Guantánamo Diary while he was still incarcerated in Guantánamo Bay.

Programme editor: Ianthe Mosselman & Veronica Baas
Moderator: Yoeri Albrecht

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DE BALIE
De Balie is a Dutch organization in the center of Amsterdam that engages in art, politics, society and science. View the diverse program and purchase tickets online.

MOHAMEDOU OULD SLAHI
This program is part of a four-part series in collaboration with Ould Slahi, De Balie’s artist in residence. Other programmes in the series will feature his editor Larry Siems, his lawyer Nancy Hollander and his former prison guard Steve Wood. The public gets to witness his route to forgiveness.