real face of the women's rights champion

[ya allah madad]

6th August 2008

Cageprisoners rejects the ‘sham’ story that is being fed by the US administration regarding the circumstances and details of Aafia Siddiqui’s detention.




On Monday 4th August 2008, federal prosecutors in the US confirmed that Aafia Siddiqui was extradited to the US from Afghanistan where they allege she had been detained since mid-July 2008. The US administration claims that she was arrested by Afghani forces outside Ghazni governor’s compound with manuals on explosives and ‘dangerous substances in sealed jars’ on her person. They further allege that whilst in custody she shot at US officers and was injured in the process.




Aafia Siddiqui disappeared in Karachi along with her three children in March 2003. For five years she was believed to be held in secret US or Pakistani custody until 3rd August 2008 when US officials admitted she was detained in Afghanistan.




A press conference led by Cageprisoners Patron, Yvonne Ridley, and Director, Saghir Hussain, on 7th July 2008 in Pakistan resulted in mass international coverage of Aafia’s case as her disappearance was questioned by the media and political figures in Pakistan. Ten days after the storm created over her detention, the US claimed she was detained by Afghan forces as recently as July 17th.




Asim Qureshi, Senior Researcher for Cageprisoners said,




The treatment of Aafia in Afghanistan at the hands of the US and Afghanis is something that must be disputed, especially in relation to the ludicrous and conflicting reports regarding her shooting. There are disturbing parallels between Aafia’s extradition and the case of Ahmad Abu Ali, a US citizen who was tortured in a Saudi prison; when a US judge ruled in favour of Abu Ali’s family he was suddenly extradited and produced before the courts, on a sensational charge of plotting to assassinate President Bush.




There are too many holes in the incongruous US version of events to ignore in relation to Aafia’s detention and supposed arrest. Her family have been subjected to threats and intimidation by the Intelligence agencies for the past five years for raising the profile of the case. More importantly, where are her two younger children and why has not her teenage son who was arrested with her in Ghazni been extradited to the US along with her?




Cageprisoners calls for Aafia Siddiqui to be given immediate and full legal access now that she has returned to the US and for her children to be immediately returned to Aafia’s family in Pakistan. Further the administration must cease to feed false reports and sensational stories to the media which may be prejudicial to any trial she may face.

http://www.cageprisoners.com/articles.php?id=25719

 

[Abdul Hasib]

Hey man, don't talk about the US like that, they're establishing "women's freedom" in the world.

But Jazakamullahu Kyran Wa Ajr Wa Adhan Jannah, Ameen bhai.

 

[ya allah madad]

thuma ameen jazakallah,brother.
and something very interesting hoe many muslims walking on earth 11 billions and unfortunately we dont have a single Muhammed bin Qasim.
n ppl say we are "One" Ummah.
moreover,we are "Pakistani".i hate myself for being a pakistani.

 

[Oem Soufiane]

We are SUPPOSED to be one ummah, but, there is no way we are, not if everyone is laying back with the constant word sabr in their mouths.

Don't mistake sabr wih lazyness brothers, our Umma needs you!

 

[Aapa]

Salaam,

There is another post on Prisoner 650 which details this issue.

 

[Abdul Hasib]

thuma ameen jazakallah,brother.
and something very interesting hoe many muslims walking on earth 11 billions and unfortunately we dont have a single Muhammed bin Qasim.
n ppl say we are "One" Ummah.
moreover,we are "Pakistani".i hate myself for being a pakistani.

Aw brother, don't feel so upset about yourself. Yes there are ups and downs if you are from Pakistan (maybe, Islamic v.s Un Islamic) but there are good and bad people everywhere, and all Pakistani Muslims aren't bad. There are many that are practicing Muslims, Mashallah.

That's what I thought about before since I'm Bangladeshi because I thought that we were bad and messed up in many ways, until I found the good crowd (the Bangladeshi brothers and sisters that are practicing), and I started to learn to stick with the good crowd, and that's what you should do brother.

-Wa Salam

 

[Aapa]

Salaam,

FYI:
Los Angeles Time
6 August 2008

Siddiqui arrest brings attention to the 'disappeared' issue in Pakistan

Some activists say the woman's case will increase pressure on the government to account for hundreds reported missing by their families.

By Laura King
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

August 6, 2008

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — The high-profile arrest of a Pakistani woman suspected of Al Qaeda links casts a spotlight on an issue her nation's fledgling civilian government has been slow to confront: years of official secrecy surrounding the fate of hundreds of people rounded up as terrorism suspects.

Some human rights activists believe that Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani-born neuroscientist who appeared Tuesday in federal district court in New York, was originally "disappeared" by Pakistani authorities five years ago, possibly at U.S. behest.

American officials said this week that Siddiqui had been arrested in Afghanistan last month and flown to the United States on Monday after recuperating from a gunshot wound that authorities said she suffered in a shootout after her capture.

For the record: An earlier version of a photo accompanying this story misidentified Siddiqui's sister, Dr. Fozia, as Siddiqui. Siddiqui, who trained at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, initially dropped out of sight in 2003 in the Pakistani port city of Karachi, at a time when U.S. authorities wanted to question her about her suspected ties to Al Qaeda.

Human rights activists were divided over whether the Siddiqui case would ratchet up pressure on the 5-month-old Pakistani government to account for the whereabouts of hundreds of people who have been reported missing by their families. Many presumed detainees are believed to be languishing incommunicado, denied access to counsel but not charged with any crime.

"One hopes that this case is going to bring more attention to the issue of the 'disappeared,' " said Ali Dayan Hasan, Pakistan researcher for Human Rights Watch. His organization and other rights groups had raised suspicion that Siddiqui was secretly held at some point by U.S. or Pakistani authorities, or both.

The Pakistani government has never acknowledged detaining Siddiqui and made no statement Tuesday about her arrest. However, its diplomats in the United States have sought consular access to her while she remains in U.S. custody, Pakistani officials said.

Siddiqui appeared in court Tuesday to face accusations that she tried to kill U.S. soldiers and FBI personnel during an alleged struggle last month. Her lawyer, Elizabeth Fink, said Siddiqui hadn't received appropriate medical attention since being shot July 18, a charge denied by the government's lawyer.

Fink also said that the account by U.S. authorities that Siddiqui snatched the M-4 rifle from a U.S. soldier and tried to kill FBI agents and U.S. soldiers was "patently absurd."

A preliminary hearing was set for Aug. 19.

Pakistan's civilian government, which took office in March after dealing a stunning electoral defeat to the party of President Pervez Musharraf, has said it wants to move ahead with resolving missing-persons cases such as Siddiqui's. But the governing coalition, beset by infighting, has had a difficult time establishing any significant authority over Pakistan's intelligence establishment.

Most of the missing are thought to be held under the auspices of the military or security agencies such as the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence.

Siddiqui's lawyer in Pakistan, Iqbal Jaffry, has been trying to force officials to disclose any information they have about the neuroscientist's whereabouts over the last five years. U.S. military officials denied that she was held at Bagram air base in Afghanistan other than the hospital stay there after her arrest and the alleged gun battle.

The Pakistani Supreme Court agreed earlier to hear Jaffry's motion, aimed at compelling the Pakistani government to disclose what it knows about Siddiqui's status after her disappearance. A hearing is set for Sept. 2.

The politically explosive issue of the "disappeared" is entangled with what has become a drawn-out dispute over the restoration of judges fired last year by Musharraf, when he was still the country's military ruler. Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, who was among those dismissed by Musharraf, had been taking measures to help the missing-persons cases move forward.

The governing coalition has been unable to agree on how and when to reinstate the fired judges, and most observers believe the current high court bench, which remains beholden to Musharraf, is unlikely to take strong steps regarding the "disappeared."

The current judges, said Hasan, the researcher, "are unlikely to engage in judicial activism that would embarrass the army or intelligence."

 

[Almeftah]

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

A wider look on the condition of our Ummah.. and the main reason why we are standing still in almost every aspect of our lives!!

From my own personal point of view..

From his biography, When Prophet Muhammad (SAW) decided to spread Islam into other countries, He started with the leaders of those countries.

A strong Muslim Leader means a strong islamic country, I don't mean military strong, I mean faithfully strong.

Look back on the days when muslims had true muslim leaders that feared Allah in everything they do, Back then Islam and muslims were strong because they put Allah and islam before anything else.

Now adays, Our leaders are politically weakened and are taken advantage of, Because they neglected Islam and muslims, And no one dares to remind them directly. And those who surround our leaders as councilors or whatever are much more blinded by the fake powers of politics.

This is why we have thousands of muslims dying each and every day, And we cannot do anything without our leaders, because they have the keys to our armies, And this is why we have whats so called muslim terrorists.

And to Allah we seek refuge.