Sena Hussain formed Secret Trial Five with four friends following 9/11, when she became interested in making music with political messages.

[1] Secret Trial Five takes its name from a group of Muslims suspected of terrorism currently held without charge in Canada.

[2][3] In fall 2007, Secret Trial Five toured the United States with Vote Hezbollah, The Kominas, Al-Thawra, and Diacritical on the Taqwatour.

Early in September, Secret Trial Five were prevented from finishing their set at a Chicago show hosted by the Islamic Society of North America; some news agencies have reported that it was because the ISNA did not approve of women singing in public,[4][5][6] while others have reported that the audience began quickly leaving during the band's first song.

[7] Other notable songs include Middle Eastern Zombies, We're Not Taqwacore, and Colonizer, a parody of Britney Spears' Womanizer.