Did the US detain British journalist Sami Hamdi over Palestine? | The Take
Nov 14, 2025 | The Take
After two weeks of being held in a US immigration detention center, British Muslim journalist and political commentator
Nov 14, 2025 | The Take
After two weeks of being held in a US immigration detention center, British Muslim journalist and political commentator Sami Hamdi is back home in the UK. In an interview recorded hours before his release, we hear from his wife, Soumaya Hamdi, about Sami's pro-Palestine advocacy, her family's ordeal and what her husband's detention says about free speech under Donald Trump."
In this episode:
Soumaya Hamdi, wife of Sami Hamdi
Hussam Ayloush, CEO of CAIR-CA
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Tracie Hunte, Noor Wazwaz and Melanie Marich with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Diana Ferraro, Farhan Rafid and Fatime Shafiq and our host, Malika Bilal. It was edited by Kylene Kiang. Special thanks to Abubakr al Shamahi.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Rick Rush mixed this episode. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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