FEDERAL BUILDING, 320 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2016/03/11: The supporters of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui rally and march calling for her release. She has been a political prisoner for 13 years, and is currently held in Federal prison in Ft Worth Texas. She has not had a prison visit with any family member or her lawyer in over a year. Aafia is a victim of the U.S. torture program in Afghanistan and of continuing prison abuse in Federal prison in Ft Worth Texas. (Photo by Mark Apollo/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
  • The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), identified by the Justice Department as an “entity” of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood, is renewing its campaign to “Free Aafia Siddiqui.”
  • The primary demand of the Colleyville synagogue gunman, Malik Faisal Akram, was the release of Aafia Siddiqui, also known as “Lady al-Qaeda,” who is currently serving an 86-year prison sentence for attempting to kill American military personnel in Afghanistan. 
  • CAIR is one of the driving forces behind the “Free Dr. Aafia Movement” and directly raises money for her defense. 
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