The War on Terror’s Reeducation Camps
After 9/11, Western governments launched a domestic “war on terror” to surveil and police Muslims. Now, China is using the same framework to justify reeducation camps and mass repression.
Maryam Jamshidi is an acting assistant professor at New York University Law School and specializes in national security and public international law. She is also the founder and editor-in-chief of Muftah.org.
After 9/11, Western governments launched a domestic “war on terror” to surveil and police Muslims. Now, China is using the same framework to justify reeducation camps and mass repression.