Cases

Syed “Fahad” Hashmi

Syed “Fahad” Hashmi »

Syed “Fahad” Hashmi Syed “Fahad” Hashmi is a Muslim American citizen being held in a federal jail on two counts of providing material support and two counts of making a contribution of goods or services to...

February 6 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Dr. Aafia Siddiqui

Dr. Aafia Siddiqui »

Background: Dr. Aafia Siddiqui Taken from Cageprisoners.com Aafia Siddiqui was born in Karachi, Pakistan, on March 2, 1972. She was one of three children of Mohammad Siddiqui, a doctor trained in England, and Ismet. She is a...

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Saifullah Paracha

Saifullah Paracha »

Saifullah Paracha Saifullah Paracha has yet to be charged with any crime but has been in Guantanamo Bay for over 6 years. Background [Taken from FreeParachas.org] Saifullah Paracha was born in Pakistan, in 1947. He is married to...

January 30 2010 / No comment / Read More »

News

::MJI Fundraising Dinner in NY:: 03.27.10 @6pm »

::MJI Fundraising Dinner in NY:: 03.27.10 @6pm

The Muslim Justice Initiative cordially invites you and your loved ones to attend “Justice for All,” a fundraising dinner to benefit the ...

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MJI Presents: Fact vs. Fiction: The Case of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui-04.02.10-Online Webinar »

MJI Presents: Fact vs. Fiction: The Case of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui-04.02.10-Online Webinar

The Muslim Justice Initiative presents: FACT vs. FICTION: THE CASE OF DR. AAFIA SIDDIQUI :: * W O R L D W I D E...

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Trial for Syed “Fahad” Hashmi Set for 04.28.10 »

Trial for Syed “Fahad” Hashmi Set for 04.28.10

Trial for Syed “Fahad” Hashmi April 28th, 2010 Time: To be announced 500 Pearl St. Manhattan, NY 10007 [In front of Judge Berman] ...

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Dr. Aafia Siddiqui Found Guilty on Seven Counts »

Dr. Aafia Siddiqui Found Guilty on Seven Counts

Dr. Aafia Siddiqui Found Guilty on Seven Counts February 3, 2010 Today a 12 member jury found Dr. Aafia guilty on seven different counts including attempted...

Feb 4 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »

SHOCK, HORROR, DRAMA: New York media miss shock, horror, drama … »

SHOCK, HORROR, DRAMA: New York media miss shock, horror, drama …

SHOCK, HORROR, DRAMA: New York media miss shock, horror, drama … By Yvonne Ridley in New York Dr Aafia Siddiqui is a bright, intelligent woman who...

Feb 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Articles

Manhattan Vigil for Muslim Held Prisoner for Three Years »

Manhattan Vigil for Muslim Held Prisoner for Three Years

Manhattan Vigil for Muslim Held Prisoner for Three Years Sharmila Devi, Foreign Correspondent The National * Last Updated: March 10. 2010 7:50PM UAE / March 10. 2010 3:50PM GMT NEW YORK // Far from Guantanamo Bay or anywhere else the United States might hold prisoners, a Muslim-American man has...

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U.S. citizen’s solitary confinement raises serious questions »

U.S. citizen’s solitary confinement raises serious questions

By Jeanne Theoharis, March 1, 2010 A U.S. citizen has spent his last three birthdays in solitary confinement awaiting trial. Not in Iran. Not in North Korea. But in the Metropolitan Correctional Center in lower Manhattan. His name is Fahad Hashmi. He turned 30 last week. But there was no celebration...

Mar 2 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Public Trial, Private Nightmare »

Public Trial, Private Nightmare

  On June 6th, 2006, Syed Fahad Hashmi, an American citizen, was arrested in London and extradited to the US, all for storing a friends luggage with raingear in his apartment. His public trial was due to begin today, 3 1/2 years later.   By Hena Ashraf, January...

Feb 27 2010 / No comment / Read More »