Aafia Siddiqui

Academics & Education

Biden admin probes alleged anti-Muslim incidents at Harvard at behest of pro-terrorist group The Muslim Legal Fund of America's chairman has a history of anti-Semitic comments

February 7, 2024   

(Free Beacon) The Biden administration launched a civil rights investigation into anti-Muslim incidents at Harvard University based on a complaint from a Muslim legal fund that has represented convicted terrorists and pushed anti-Semitic rhetoric. The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights […]

Interfaith

‘Lady Al Qaeda’ social media campaign surged before Texas synagogue attack: report A social media campaign to free Aafia Siddiqui spiked before Malik Akram attacked the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas

February 9, 2022   

(Fox) Researchers say they’ve uncovered a coordinated spike in Twitter activity sympathetic to the convicted terrorist “Lady Al Qaeda” Aafia Siddiqui leading up to the hostage crisis at Texas’ Congregation Beth Israel, where an Islamic extremist demanded her release from a U.S. […]

Demonstrations

Islamist groups waged misinformation campaign to free terrorist Aafia Siddiqui in months before Texas synagogue attack Advocates for Siddiqui claim, without evidence, she was tortured in CIA blacksite, beaten in federal prison

January 21, 2022   

(Free Beacon) Islamist groups in the United States and abroad waged a months-long propaganda campaign to free convicted terrorist Aafia Siddiqui from a Texas prison before a British national attacked a nearby synagogue in her name this weekend. The Council on American-Islamic […]

Interfaith

F.B.I. director calls Texas synagogue attack an act of antisemitism Christopher A. Wray said the hostage taker targeted the Jewish community, contrary to the agency’s initial statement.

January 20, 2022   

(NY Times) The F.B.I. is treating the attack on a suburban Fort Worth synagogue on Saturday as “an act of terrorism targeting the Jewish community,” Christopher A. Wray, the bureau’s director, said on Thursday. “This was not some random occurrence,” Mr. Wray […]

Interfaith

‘Lady al Qaeda’ blamed Jews for her conviction. Her allies can’t figure why a gunman attacked synagogue in her name CAIR and Siddiqui attorney scramble to avoid blame for terrorist attack on Texas synagogue

January 17, 2022   

(Free Beacon) The Council on American-Islamic Relations denied any connection between the terror attack at a Texas synagogue and its campaign to free imprisoned terrorist Aafia Siddiqui, one day after a fanatical gunman took Jewish congregants hostage to demand Siddiqui’s release. CAIR […]

Government & Politics

Michigan’s Dana Nessel speculates ‘white supremacy’ to blame for Texas synagogue terrorist attack Attacker was British citizen, demanded release of ‘Lady Al Qaeda’

January 16, 2022   

(Free Beacon) As the hostage situation at a Texas synagogue developed on Saturday, Michigan’s attorney general, Democrat Dana Nessel, raised the possibility that white supremacists were behind the attack. Appearing on MSNBC on Saturday afternoon, about an hour after it had been […]

Demonstrations

‘War on terror’: US protesters urge release for Pakistani woman Aafia Siddiqui Protesters call for the release of the Pakistani neurosurgeon serving 86 years in prison for the attempted murder of US officials

October 20, 2021   

(Middle East Eye) Dozens of protesters stood outside Pakistan’s consulate in New York City on Wednesday, calling for the release of Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani woman who is currently serving 86 years in prison in what civil liberties groups and activists say was […]

Government & Politics

Sanders touts endorsement from Iowa Dem who defended convicted terrorist Hillary Clinton returned donations and denounced the American Muslim Alliance. Now, Sanders embraces its leader.

February 4, 2020   

(Free Beacon) Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders touted the endorsement of Ako Abdul-Samad, who once defended an al Qaeda propagandist and runs a Muslim-American organization so controversial that other Democrats have returned its donations. “I’m honored to have Rep. Abdul-Samad’s endorsement,” Sen. […]