Throughout his life Yaqub Hussain has faced several episodes of severe hardship but he never gave up hope of a better life. This article published by Emel, a progressive international Muslim lifestyle magazine, charts Yaqub’s moving journey from childhood struggle to making it on the London legal scene.

To read the article click here: AFTER HARDSHIP COMES EASE

Recently a UK newspaper published an article about Yaqub Hussain’s amazing journey from ex-convict to top solicitor. Yaqub’s was instrumental in the acquittal of Donald Stewart-Whyte in the Transatlantic Liquid Bomb plot despite not even being a qualified solicitor at the time. Before Donald Stewart-Whyte regained his freedom and was re-united with his wife and young daughter he spent 3 hellish years between Belmarsh Prison and house arrest waiting for the verdict. The film One Last Hope currently being developed by Mikkel Juel Iversen (also a producer at Dignity Entertainment) draws inspiration from the case of Donald Stewart-Whyte.

To read this inspiring article click here: CRIMINAL-TO-LAWYER TALE

Readers responded strongly to the article and left some very touching comments. You can read all the comments for this article on the following link: SCUNTHORPE TELEGRAPH ARTICLE

Donald Stewart-Whyte only converted to Islam a few months before he was arrested as a suspect in the Transatlantic Liquid Bomb terror plot. For 3 days he didn’t know what he was arrested for and 3 days turned into a 3 year long nightmare between Belmarsh Prison, house arrest and the prospect of a life sentence. In September 2009 Donald was cleared of all charges related to the Liquid Bomb terror plot.

Parts of the news media were quick to brand Donald the “New Face of Terrorism” only days after his arrest showing no regard for the principle of “innocent until proven guilty”. After Donald was cleared off all terrorism charges BBC produced an interview allowing Donald to explain the ordeal he had been subjected to. The interview was broadcast on BBC News and you can watch it by clicking on the link below:

BBC interviews with Donald Stewart-Whyte