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Pakistani PM Calls Convict 'Daughter of the Nation'

(Sept. 24) -- Pakistan's prime minister called a female scientist convicted of opening fire on U.S. interrogators in Afghanistan a "daughter of the nation" today and vowed to bring the so-called "Lady al-Qaida" back home to Pakistan. Many Pakistanis are angry at their government for failing to intervene in the case of...

The 5 Strangest Mysteries Surrounding 'Lady al-Qaida' Aafia Siddiqui

(Sept. 23) -- The judge who sentenced "Lady al-Qaida" Aafia Siddiqui to 86 years in prison referred to her as an "enigma." U.S. District Court Judge Richard Berman sentenced the 38-year-old mother of three on Thursday for her conviction for trying to kill American officers and FBI agents in Afghanistan a day after she...

Pakistani Gets 86 Years for Trying to Kill FBI Agents

(Sept. 23) -- A federal judge in New York sentenced Pakistani scientist Aafia Siddiqui to 86 years in prison today for the attempted murder of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. In February, a jury convicted the 38-year-old woman on seven counts of attempted murder, for grabbing a soldier's assault rifle and opening fire on...

'Lady al-Qaida' Convicted of Attempted Murder

NEW YORK (Feb. 3) – A U.S.-trained Pakistani scientist was convicted Wednesday of charges that she tried to kill Americans while detained in Afghanistan in 2008, shouting with raised arm as jurors left the courtroom: "This is a verdict coming from Israel, not America." A jury deliberated three days in federal court...

Aafia Siddiqui News From the Web

05/06/12 Getting Aafia back needs unified voice of nation Source: Daily Times - Pakistan The third massive convention entitled Karwan-e-Ghairat seeking repatriation of Dr Aafia, a Pakistani scientist sentenced in the US, was held by Aafia Movement, here on Sunday.
04/30/12 May Day protest expected in the United States on the... Source: allvoices United States expressed his apologies to India after security agents detained for two hours kept the actor's most popular "Bollywood" Shah Rukh Khan , at the airport in White Plains, New York. Completed nine years of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui's arrest.
04/29/12 Rally for release of Aafia Source: Daily Times - Pakistan Reminding that dishonouring a woman is a worse crime than contempt of court, Dr Fauzia, sister of Dr Aafia Siddiqui, asked when will justice be served to her innocent sister.
04/18/12 Video: Aafia Siddiqui and America's Disappeared â... Source: Andy Worthington On Saturday March 31, I was delighted to be asked to speak at a demonstration outside the US Embassy marking the 9th anniversary of the disappearance of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui , a Pakistani neuroscientist who vanished with her three children in Karachi on March 30, 2003.
04/09/12 U.S. Abuses a Females Human Rights - REPATRIATE AAFIA... Source: Indymedia - London - UK On Saturday 31st March 2012, human right campaigners rallied outside the U.S embassy in London, marking the 9th anniversary of Aafia Siddiqui's abduction, rendition and false imprisonment.

Background on Aafia Siddiqui

Aafia Siddiqui (; born March 2, 1972) is an American-educated Pakistani cognitive neuroscientist who was convicted of assault with intent to murder her U.S.

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