As director of outreach for the prisoner rights organisation, CAGE, Begg has appeared in the media and around the country, lecturing on issues pertaining to the British Muslim community, such as imprisonment without trial, torture, anti-terror legislation and measures and community relations. He has appeared as a commentator on radio and television interviews and documentaries, including the BBC's "Panorama" and "Newsnight" shows, PBS's "The Prisoner", Al-Jazeera's "Prisoner 345", "Taking Liberties", and "Torturing Democracy", and National Geographic's "Guantanamo's Secrets". He has authored pieces which have appeared in newspapers and magazines.