Please remember Dr. Aafia and her two missing children along with all other persecuted and missing persons in your prayers and thoughts.

As our family prays for Aafia's missing daughter and son, we hope that even if they believe that they are orphans that one day Dr. Aafia will be reunited with them.

The following video demonstrates the special place that the memory or hope of a mother has in the life of orphans.

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Dr. Siddiqui, 36, is an American-educated neuroscientist. Since 2003, Siddiqui's whereabouts have been the source of much speculation. According to Amnesty International, Siddiqui and her three small children were reported apprehended in Karachi, Pakistan, on March 20, 2003 after the FBI issued an alert requesting information about her location earlier that month. Several reports indicated Siddiqui was in US custody after her arrest in Karachi. But in May 2004 then-Attorney General Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Mueller identified Siddiqui among several sought-after al Qaeda members.

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Aafia Siddiqui is a woman who has been plagued by a number of problems in her life, none of which have anything to do with involvement with Al Qaeda. During the years the US claims she was working as an operative for the organization, she was in fact the victim of domestic violence at the hands of an abusive husband. Community members in Boston declare that she was incapable of any violence, let alone being involved with a terrorist group. "Whilst we welcome this disclosure from the FBI, it has only come after mounting international pressure, and five years of detention and abuse. Siddiqui's case represents the problem of disappearances in Pakistan in the most tragic way. The acceptance by the FBI that Siddiqui has been in custody in Afghanistan raises important questions which must be answered by the Pakistani and US governments. Siddiqui must be returned to Pakistan in order to face charges for any crime she may have committed or released along with her children."

Lahore High Court ruled that the government of Pakistan must take the case of Dr. Aafia and her children to the International Court of Justice ...

LHC for referring Aafia's case to ICJ

LAHORE:The Lahore High Court has observed that the case of Dr. Aafia Siddiqi's repatriation and detention in America can be referred to International Court of Justice (ICJ) under 'Pakistan Friendship and Commerce Treaty' without the consent of US administration....

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