Mahvish Rukhsana Khan (born July 8, 1978)United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (Florida, 2007) is a

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-American lawyer and writer. She graduated from the

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with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Government and from the

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with a

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.LinkedIn Profile
/ref> While still in law school at the University of Miami, Khan, who speaks

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, and whose parents are

, worked as an interpreter for defense attorneys representing detainees held at

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. After visiting the military base, she wrote of her experiences in ''

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'' in 2006. That article was later expanded into a book, '' My Guantanamo Diary: The Detainees and the Stories They Told me'', published in 2008 by PublicAffairs. On February 25, 2010, ''

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'', a Pakistani newspaper, published an excerpt from her book, where she describes meeting Ali Shah Mousovi – the first captive she met. She reported that Mousavi told her of having faced serious abuse, including a week of confinement in a coffin-sized box, beatings, stress positions, and being soaked with freezing cold water. Khan is now providing supervised legal counsel for one Afghan detainee at Guantanamo.Interpreter Details Detention In 'My Guantanamo'
''

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'', July 21, 2008

References

External links

Mahvish Rukhsana Khan's website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Mahvish 1978 births Living people Pashtun women writers American women writers University of Miami School of Law alumni University of Michigan alumni Guantanamo Bay attorneys American people of Pakistani descent American people of Pashtun descent 21st-century American women lawyers 21st-century American lawyers Pashtun lawyers