Aafia Siddiqui: The Ghost of Bagram
Unraveling the Story of a Tortured Woman
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Mississauga CAMPUS
3359 Mississauga Rd N., Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6
Her case is very saddening as injustice and oppression is continually being enforced upon this woman. She has been tortured for many years in Bagram - some reports even mention that she has been raped. In addition, it has been confirmed by many reliable reports that after her arrest in 2003, two of her children are still missing until today. After all the oppression and mistreatment that our sister endured for all those 7 years, this only continues as in early February the Judge and the jury of the court felt no remorse for what the American and Pakistani authorities put her through. Today, 'Aafia faces a life sentence after a guilty verdict was handed down by the jury on the third of February 2010.
It is a duty upon every Muslim to stand against oppression and help those in need.
O' to the one who hears our letter … we are the prisoners…we will stand against you all before Allah on the Day of Judgement and we will say to Him … ‘These people, they knew the orders of your Prophet Muhammad sallallaahu 'alayhi wasallam regarding freeing the prisoners, but they did not oblige nor did they take all the courses of action that could lead to our freedom.’
Speakers include:
- Br. Moazzam Begg - Ex-Guantanamo Detainee, via video link
- Sis. Bayan Khatib - Translator of the book "Just Five Minutes", by Heba Dabbagh (A sister who was a political prisoner in Syria)
Screening of the documentary on Prisoner 650, Aafia Siddiqui.
Location : University of Toronto Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Rd N., Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6
Contact :
canada@justiceforaafia.org
Justice for Aafia Coalition, Canada in collaboration with the Global Voice for Justice