Aafia Siddiqui, Rana Ayyub and 'Hindutva': Muslim body CAIR had rallied for release of 'Lady Al Qaeda' two months back
Op IndiaOn January 15, four people, including a rabbi, were held hostage at a synagogue in Texas, US. The hostage-taker demanded the release of the infamous ‘lady al-Qaeda’ Aafia Siddiqui, who is currently lodged in a US prison just 15 miles from the synagogue where the incident happened. Source: Twitter CAIR identifies itself as Muslim civil rights organisation in the United States which claims to be protecting ‘civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.’ On November 15, the Texas chapter of CAIR and its coalition partners organized a program to seek the release of Aafia Siddiqui. In a Facebook post, they wrote, “Today, our Texas chapter and coalition partners held a press conference at our DC headquarters calling for the release of Dr Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist and mother of 3 currently being unjustly held in a Texas prison.” Source: Facebook The group’s Texas chapter has been extensively voicing its support for the convicted terrorist for a long. In these three, negative forces were Hindu, why isn’t that a problem?” He further added, “If there is a terrorist who is from Pakistan, what caste will he be?” CAIR had quoted Rana Ayyub from her Washington Post report in which she had said, “The film makes a point of repeating attacks carried out by Muslims, ignoring the numerous episodes of violence carried out by Hindu radicals.” Ayyub has a long history of propagating anti-Hindu narratives using her credentials.
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