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This is very painful story.I appeal all muslims to stand and take a step to release Afia.This is too much.Americans speak of Human Rights then is Afia not a human being.How can you capture a person without proper investigation.
Is this the “new World Order” which the so called only super power on earth wants to impose on earth? America is being led into eventual distruction by its short sighted leaders and their paid cronies all over the world .Might is right but not always. American people should revisit history of fallen empires and take lesson.
Am american educated doctor with her three children disappears in March 2003 on her way from Karachi to Rawalpindi. Goverment officials assurances her family from that she will be back soon. 5 years passes. Rumors that she is handed over to Americans . Then media talks about a Pakistani woman in Bagram prinson in Afghanistan (prisoner # 650) and some speculations that it could Dr. Siddiqui. Pressure rises and July 17, 2008 American report capturing her in Ghazni and take her to US on the charges of assualting US soldiers. She appears wounded in the US court. Sounds like a nightmare! Which world are living in today?
Dr Afia is just innocent lady.We strongly condemn. She is very intelligent neurosurgeon Dr. It is a shameful act of Pakistani Government to handover her to the American. jeush can never see Pakistani or any Muslims successful thats way they blame her.
We appeal our Government to Please raise their voices to Protect and help her.
PAKISTAN/USA: A Pakistani lady doctor remains missing with her three children five years after her arrest
ISSUES: Disappearance; rape; violence against women; torture; right to liberty and security; arbitrary arrest and detention.
Dear friends,
We have received information that Dr. Afia Siddiqui, was arrested along with her three children by a F.B.I. & Pakistani intelligence agency in early 2003 and has been missing since then. American and Pakistani intelligence agencies confirmed that she had been arrested in connection with Al-Qaeda, thIS organization run by Osama Bin Laden. However, later both agencies denied that she had been arrested. Dr. Afia’s whereabouts remain unknown but it is suspected that she is being held in an American detention centre in Afganistan. PLZ Note your protest on this site.
r there is no humainbeing in this world?where r the champion of humanity???????????????.Is afia,s mistake that she is a muslim……………?
Inhuman attitude of a ’so-called’ humans right champion!!! Kidnapping a lady and torturing her madly, is it not extremism??? Are there no laws for prisoners in America? Are dollars and bowing before Bush more important for our goovernment than the lives and self-respect of its citizens?
It is a very painful condition that our sister are bearing unbelieveable cruelty but there is no one on the way like Muhammad Bin Qasim who have any kind of pain. All HUMAN RIGHTS organizations are sleeping like a crocodile. I want to say something to that BRAVE GIRL
“we are all with you our prayers are with u”
i strongly condemn this act of america…..!!! still,i’ve never understood,y this war of terrorism is ONLY n just ONLY for MUSLIMZ…..y america alwayz capture the muslimz for punishment…y dont america see n arrest those american soldies who CRUELY TORTURED an innocent lady Dr. Afia Siddique…n they also cruely torture muslim prisoners in Govantanamobay!!! All that happened 2 Dr. AFIA SIDDIQUE was just bcoz she was a muslim….!!! n all that happened 2 her while she was in american soldiers’ prison,is another story of XTREME CRUELTY n UNHUMAN BEHAVIOR….,,,i sumtimes wonder how can one humanbeing do such cruelty to another humanbeing like him,infact weaker than him,bcoz she was a woman…!!! v can clearly notice the unhuman n dual strategy of america in war of terrorism from this SHAMEFUL ACT of america on Dr. AFIA SIDDIQUE….!! i APPEAL the govt of america to release her n her 3 innocent children!!
THIS IS THE CRIMINAL ATTITUDE OF THE ONLY SUPER POWER WHICH IS THE ONLY POWER WHO HAS EVER USED NUCLEAR BOMBS ON HUMAN BEINGS MURDERRING THOUSANS AND THOUANDS OF PEOPLE. THIS COUNTRY HAS SO GOOD PEOPLE BUT THE POKITICIANS ARE OPPOSITE AND HAVE NO REGRD FOR HUMAN LIFE AND DIGINITY.DR. AFIA CASE IS A CASE OF CLEAR TERRORISM AGAINST A WOMAN WITH 3 KIDS ;
WHAER ARE THE SO CALLED HUMAN RIGHT CHAMPIONS & THE CHAMPIONS OF WOMEN RIGHTS ?
This is shame on Humanity, America and Mussaraf who handed over this innocent lady to these butures just on an alligation of assulting an american solider.
For the last five years she has been going through hell.
We need person like Mohammed Bin Qasim to resuce her not pimps like Mussarafs.
So where are my popular moderate, main stream muslims, specially of North America? Where are they? Who’s got your tongue? Why can’t I see a demonstration, hue & cry from Muslims of North America? And back home, the pro-western and modern Pakistanis why aren’t you giving your input. Are you waiting for the time when your daughters will be dragged from home and then humiliated infront of the world by western soldiers?
And where are so-called Fair minded and civilized people of the West? I don’t hear Angelina Jolie making a Mighty Heart on the story of Afia Siddiqui?
This is the truth! I wish if we Muslims realize the true face of the West. Though it should not be a surprise, as many Afia siddiquis were being held and tortured throughout the past 40 year period in Israeli jails. But ofcourse we pakistanis didn’t know much about it. When one of our own is there - we come to know.
Back to the point - this is the time to see who is on your side. Is your American media covering the story? Are they telling only the recent events or the informing you about all the events since 2003? Are they making a media trial against her? Let’s see how civil rights vocalists come out in favor of Hijabi Muslim woman - alleged to be a terrorist. No one will.
And this i tell you ‘my fellow Pakistanis’, its a sign! Its a sign to wake you up and show you the real face of your so-called Western Friends. We were led astray by songs of universal unity like, ‘We are the world’, and stories and movies about racism. But now, its time to wake up. Racisim and religion-ism is very much strong in America - may be not in the streets but probably more in the minds and policies of people working in white house and Capitol Hill.
This is the reason, that after every few months Muslims are subjected to some sort of hate, either its a caricature of their holiest symbols or its a violation and humilition of their daughter.
This is the time to inform your children who your friends are. You were mis-led by hollywood, dont let that happen to your children. Inform them who is their friend before its too late.
today about 80 folks were in the court room today in nyc to support afia siddiqui at the court . and about 30 of us out side protesting. she is bleeding from her wounds inflicted by u.s. fbi tourturers and she has septic posioning. the lawyers said she has to have immediate medical care and the judge said it will happen in 24 hours. this govt already has tons of blood on its hands and if she dies it will add to the blood on their hands.
this country is the the # 1 terrorist in the world today!!
Being a daughter of muslim nation.i just wanna to say it is too much now . we have to open our eyes this is just the one story there are thousands of thousands stories behind the scene which actually no body knows.we can just pray to god . please please give her justice.
yesterday was listening to our national songs on the television, where the isnger about us being the proud pakistanis and followers of Allah/Muhammad. for a moment i thought to myself, can we call our selves Muhammadi or Mustavvi when the daughters of ths nation are kidnapped and tortured. We talk about killing women in name of honour, where is this honour when one of our sister is being humiliated and tortured by American Government/Troops.
Where are all those brothers who are willing to sacrifice their lives should even a slight harm come to their sisters? Where are you????
Do we even have a right to celebrate our Independence Day proudly? I just feel asahmed that i cannot do more than write and protest about my poor sister…
This is one example of missing person. What about many others who were sold to USA and missing since picked up by above the law Agencies.
DR AFIAs CASE?? IS BUSH ANY THING DIFFERENT THAN HITLER.
Quite a strange thing. This lady with her three children was supposedly in the US custody for the last five years and nobody said anything.
I wonder what has happened NOW that all of a sudden so many sympathizers along with Human Rights Societies have woke up. Dr. Afia’s elder sister Dr. Fawzia Siddiqui knew about the arrest of her sister. On December 30, 2003 Dr. Fawzia met with Interior Minister of that time to discuss the release of her sister. Probably she also met with Mr. Ajaz ul Haq, the then MNA. So everybody knew where is Dr. Afia but nobody did anything about that. Nobody means all those people who have created an uproar now.
Human Rights organizations are strange monsters. They themselves don’t know what is going on around them. You have to go and tell them. Then they will wake up and try to be champion. What a grabage?
Now let us see what these sympathizers are doing. I have read 17 comments above this box. Here are their comments in a nutshell;
Bush is bad. America is bad.
Dr. Afia is a daughter of a Muslim nation
Muslims are not doing anything
This is America’s new world
Somebody said they can not celebrate independence day. Though they have been celebrating for the last five years.
Some of the comments has shown sympathy to Dr. Afia (that is good)
But can these things help in anyway to change the public opinion in the US. Particularly when it is said that after her arrest flashes were shown on TVs in the US that she is dangerous terrorist. I don’t know it is true or not.
Anyway, the only charge I have seen against her is that she rented a post office box in the US for an other person named Majid Khan who is an Al Qaeda suspect.
What I think, her supporters should have done is go out and find out whether renting a post office box and its use by another person (other than owner) is legal or not in the US. Then try to find out who is Majid Khan. Does this person really exist in this universe. If Majid Khan is only a suspect than he is not a criminal. So Dr. Afia did not give keys (or combination) to a criminal to do his criminal actities.
So what I want to say is that talk something logic. Find the truth. Prepare your case and tell the people about the truth.
At least so called Human Rights organizations should have gathered this information.
Pakistani nation use emotions more than logic. The results are not different than what you expect.
A Neuroscientist gets married to an Al-Aqeda operative??? What was her dissertation about - “into the mind of a martyer”? What is wrong with you all. Why don’t you read the facts first. She has in ineresting background. She hates America but went to get the job there because her husband kicked her out. Her sister’s shenegans are outrageous. Why are they trying to divert the attention from the main case?
@ Aamir, Why she got sympathies??? still need an answer?
She is one who has been traced and found in US custody in miserable condition. All other missing from Pakistan are most probably got same treatment. The only sin they had was they dis-agreed with American government policies. Is this the democracy and human rights that USA want to impose on whole world.
Most of Pakistani once loved USA because of Social Justice, Freedom of Speech and Human Rights. But what has been done to Iraqi, Afghani and Pakistani Muslims directly and Palestinians indirectly shows real picture of USA. Their this attitude has definitely changed the minds of Muslim World. Muslims are there but they have been made slaves and chained in IMF, UN, WTO policies which are specially designed to keep them backward.
Might does make right when you ARE right. Al Queada should seek the truth and practice the real word of allah and quit using religion as an excuse to murder people that are innocent. And incidently…Osama and the arab terrorist organazations are as bad as Hitler for they cowardly attack innocent unsuspecting people and use babaric methods to kill mame and disfigure them. People who have nothing to do with your so called holy war. When it comes to a real battle they throw down their arms and run , turn over on their friends and blame everyone else for their problems.
It is great that those that hold the truth also have the might to back it up.
This is a very shameful act done by our Pakistani Government. Dr. Afia Siddiqui is a very brilliant Neurosurgeon. how she has a connection with Al-qaida. These are all bullshits made by American government. They kill thousand of people on the name of terrorist. Actually they are big terroist themselves. they should release Dr.Afia immedialtely with out any delay.
This is real a sad story.
A pakistani daughter no matters she had link with AL QAIDA or not was sold to USA by an army general,sttill wondering, army role is to protect country and its ppl and our army never protects country nor its citizen.
This is really sad.and shame on musharam and its army janta.
May Allah help this innocent lady as no one in muslim world can help her as we all are sold to USA.We are slaves and slaves can help slaves against masters.
I really feel ashemed on myself being a paksitani.
May ALLAh show the right path.
Dr Afia , daughter of pakistan hum sharmenda hain
According to the BBC Urdu, the FBI has conceded that Dr. Afia Siddiqi who had vanished from Karachi over five years ago in March 2003 along with her children is in the custody of American forces in Afghanistan but sadly in a horrid medical condition
The information comes from BBC, when it received an email from lawyers based in the US hired by Dr. Afia’s brother to try and help influence the release of her sister who has been allegedly been in the custody of American forces. The lawyers claims that on Thursday an agent from the FBI came to Dr. Afia Siddiqui’s brothers house and admitted to the fact that Dr. Afia is indeed in solitary confinement within a prison in Afghanistan and in serious medical condition
It may be recalled that over five years ago Dr. Afia suddenly disappeared from Karachi along with her three children never to be seen from again, both the Pakistani and American forces have never acknowledged her disappearance until probably now, five years after her kidnapping. The admittance may well be attributed to the immense media pressure created when a number of human rights organizations presented evidence of a certain prisoner-of-war known as Prisoner 650 who was in terrible medical condition within an American prison located in Afghanistan and they had reason to suspect that Prisoner 650 was Dr. Afia Siddiqui
where are the children of dr affia
America is nothing in front of Allah the supreme power . If we all muslim woman come out on the roads maybe then our Goverment will do something for this innocent woman.Iappeal to all my sisters and my brothers atleast raise their voice.
This is shamfull to tortured a lady without solid proves to support al qaeda. i appeal to whole muslim world for freedom of our doctor.
the head lines in our papers yesterday says” TERROR QUEEN’S N.Y. PLOT.” this is the daily news. the crap paper we read day in and day out. full of lies!
this fbi stuff is no supprise to us here in new york city. they come around to our families, friends, neigbors,bosses,amd land lords and they hang around our neighborhoods scaring the hell out of us and our neighbors. they try to talk to us about sunnis, shias and various people we r associated with.and when we refuse to talk to them they threaten us saying to our lawyers, that since we refuse to talk to them they will deal with us by “other means”. they tell us we can do it the easy way or the hard way. we have gotten locked out of our homes, and they LOVE to come around at 3 am banging on our doors. all in the name of the “war on terror”. we just say talk to our lawyer. and they bug out and get all threatening .yeah right … freeedom and democracy tell me another lie! mean while they wage war on iraq, afganistan, palestine, etc. in our name. get out of here dudes! as our govt sends 600 thousand dollars per hour to “israel” and they expect us to be loyal and patriotic. forget about it!!. as we sit here all abandonded as a result of storms and fires,floods, forclosures, being layed off, sitting in food lines , getting evicted . but they say they have no cash to help us. yeah cause our cash is going to war… and their silly little zionist creeps in israel. who, mind you would not survive if “our” govt pulled the tube on their ass and let them fend for themselves in 2 weeks. theyd go down.
we are done and we are not happy with this gov’t.
then again this govt dont listen to us because most of us are from the ghetto and to them we are crap and the war on terror is a war for rich class creeps against us. yeah 9/11 was a crazy situation for us here in nyc but this govt was crusing for a brusing and they brought this down on our heads .. my freinds died in 9/11 and i blame the u.s.a. for that one. because they brutilize the world in our name and we get cought up in it all.
bottem line is that our govt dont listen to us so dont think we have a say in the matter.
look at it like this” we are passengers in a car driven by a drunk driver who dosent care about the passengers.
this is so wrong.how can someone do something so brutal to a human being.this is against the so called ‘human rights’ that america keeps on talking over and over again.
There should be a proper investigation before alleging an innocent,and in the eyes of many people Dr.Afia Siddique is another victim of United States of America.
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may god curse on mushraf and his allies who committed this crime.
This is very shameful for all Pakistanis and for all Muslims that America has captured illegally our sister and still we are waiting to happened some thing itself we all should stand together to what ever we can do to release Dr. Afia, and we should take a revenge to America after doing such thing
I m daily reading abt Dr,AFIA SIDDIQU,I cant understand that if she was in Afghanisatn then Y?becase she was with her three children and went Afghanistan Y?where is the passport record to enter in AFghanistan y she was there?who arrested her and sent her to afghanistan jail?where her children were?FBI arrested her and sold our government to america is it right if it is ?then y ? we were zameer farosh but know we r daughter faroosh.shame for all of us if this kind of attitude from our government will be continue then our sisters are also studing in many universties for higher educatin they are secure?her trail should be fair and she has to relaese at every caste no one among us to raise voice for her release.where is government what,s doing ?????….????
Please For God Sake……. Do justice with Dr. Afia
SHAME FOR AMERICA AND SHAME FOR PAKISTANI GOVT….AMERICA WHO TEACHES ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS AND DOES NOT KNOW ITS MEANING ITSELF.DR AFIA IS DAUGHTER OF PAKISTAN AND SHE SHOULD BE RELAESED AT ONCE AND PKISTANI GOVT SHOULD TAKE ACTIONS INSTEAD OF FILLING ITS POCKETS BY MONEY
The harbingers of democracy, the Saviours of the world, the land of the brave and free - USA, you look like cowards to me. Hypocritical, deceitful, with no moral obligation to anyone but yourselves. How dare you treat a woman and her children with such inhumanity- Where is the Geneva Convention, when it is your turn to deal with prisoners. Pakitan- Pervez Musharraf, I read that your son in the US received bounty money for handing over Dr. Siddiqui- you shameless monster. You have children, you have grandchildren, how can you sleep at night? You and the US are as monstrous and as twisted as the Taliban and Al Qaida itself. Your actions America and the European Union create more terrorists, and make this world an unsafe place for us. Your greed for the Earths’ natural resources, your hunger for domination will destroy this world. Listen up, you need to evolve. You come clothed in the niceties and refinement of a First World country, but you smell of the corruption and decay that you so constantly point out in other countries,in other regimes. Shame on you for deceiving your people and making fools of them. God bless Afia Siddiqui and her children. FREE HER IMMEDIATELY. FREE HER CHILDREN. I hope you are proud of destroying a human being, I doubt if she will ever fully recover from the abuse and degradation she has been subjected to. What has happened to this world? A place gone mad with hate, greed and total inhumanity. My heart bleeds for the likes of Dr. Afia Siddiqui.
So far whenever I repeated this story in front of another person I recieved his response with tears except when I repeated this story in front of human and women rights organizations. Most of them dont reply at all. However, I do apprecite those who do reply but still failed to raise there voices against it. For sure its a shame first for Pakistan who sold her then for USA who abused her along with her three childrens the youngest being just 1 month and then its a shame for entrie muslim community and entire human race most of who are still quiet thought knowing the facts. However, let continue spreading awareness in this case and i am sure soon situation will change. If changes or not, the struggle must continue still Afia and all other innocent women and children are safely returned home.
So Sarah Palin, you are a mother and a woman, but your voice is not for humanity or against any terror done by your own people, you would not care for Dr. Afia, how about her US born citizen children, no they are not jewish children.
what about Senator Obama, where are your big words for change, do you have courage to stand up and be a man, no you are all cowards. I appeal to all US muslims, do some thing, speak up, today its dr. Afia tomorrow it can be our sisters or daughters. Where is Saudia Arabia’s influance to US.. Oh I forgot, Saudia did not do any thing when Muslims were butchered in Iraq, they were busy selling oil to US…
Oh God please save our sister, we can’t count on big Goverments we can only pray to you, you’re the might, please forgive us and save our sister and unite her with her children… forgive us all and bless all in this holy month of Ramadan..
This is really painfull story. This is morla duty of every pakistani to help dr. afia and prove that we are one nation. The person who involve should be punished.
Aoa! Dr Affia Sidddique’s Case is the recent addition of US brutality and beastility dat calls for all da muslims in general and Pakistanis in particular to withstand da invading Americans and their paid cronies + put up a strong resistance to enforce our Government to pull out from so called War against Islam which has resulted in a total chaos and instability in da region and massacre of Muslims
I am thankful to Almighty Allah for his blessings and return of Dr. Afia’s son Muhammad Ahmad to Pakistan. Please remember in your prayers Dr. Afia and her two other children and keep on trying on every forum for their safe return.