20 January 2010
Yesterday the long awaited trial of Aafia Siddiqui began in a federal courtroom in Manhattan. Her case has been one of the most baffling in the annals of post-9/11 terrorism prosecutions. Siddiqui, as regular readers of this website know, is a 37-year-old, MIT-educated neuroscientist, who lived in the U.S. for ten years before [...]
–An interview with Jeanne Theoharis
By Angola 3 News
Jeanne Theoharis is the author of an April, 2009 article in The Nation, entitled “Guantanamo At Home,” which focuses on the arrest, prosecution, and imprisonment of US citizen Syed Hashmi in a New York City prison with Guantanamo-like conditions. Theoharis holds the endowed chair in women’s studies and [...]
Past Events
Thursday, October 29th, 2009
:: Speakers ::
Anthony Ricco (Fahad’s Lawyer) :: Abu Yousuf (Renowned Islamic lecturer) ::
5 PM-9 PM at Brooklyn College
[...]
Upcoming Events:
FACT vs. FICTION: THE CASE OF DR. AAFIA SIDDIQUI
:: * W O R L D W I D E * W e b i n a r ::
(Friday, 4/2/10 8:00 pm EST)
INCLUDING MESSAGES FROM:
MOHAMMED SIDDIQUI
(Dr. Aafia Siddiqui’s brother)
FAWZIA SIDDIQUI
(Dr. Aafia Siddiqui’s Sister)
YVONNE RIDLEY
(Renowned British [...]
PROSECUTION ADMIT NO EVIDENCE IN AAFIA SIDDIQUI CASE – TRIAL UPDATE
1/2010
By Yvonne Ridley
“Why is there even a trial?” It was, of course, a rhetorical question and probably the most poignant and telling observation made during the opening proceedings against Dr Aafia Siddiqui in New York this week. It is a question I hope every US [...]
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