dʒˈæwɑːdz lˈɔɪɚz dɪspjˈuːt ðæt dʒˈæwɑːd ʃˌʊdəv bˌɪn hˈɛld ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl dˈeɪ, bɪkˈʌz hiː wʌzɐ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɹˈɛfjuːdʒˌiː fɹʌm ɪɹˈæk ænd ɐ ʃˈɪə mˈʊzlɪm wˈɛɹæz ðə tˈælɪbən ænd ˈælkˈaɪdə wɜː sˈʌni mˈʊzlɪmz.
Jawad's lawyers dispute that Jawad should have been held a single day, because he was a political refugee from Iraq and a Shi'a Muslim – whereas the Taliban and al-Qaeda were Sunni Muslims.