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Written by Yvonne Ridley
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Saturday, 24 October 2009 |
I have never met Dr Aafia Siddiqui but I feel as though I know more about her now having embarked on a six-state tour of the USA to promote awareness about the injustices of her case.
Last night marked the final event and for me it was probably the most significant because of the people who turned out in their hundreds.
I learned so much more about the personal side of Aafia last night than I have since I began investigating her kidnap and disappearance from her home city of Karachi way back in March 2003. Be first to comment this article |  Quote this article on your site | Print | E-mail
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Written by Yvonne Ridley
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Friday, 23 October 2009 |
IT'S FRIDAY, so it must be Dallas! No need to adjust your television sets, I'm not talking about the hit TV soap based on the oil-rich Ewing family.
I am, in fact, referring to my port of entry in to the State of Texas ... the so-called buckle of the Bible Belt and home to nearly 25 million people.
Our small group of civil rights activists - Muslim Legal Fund of America President Khalil Meek, Cageprisoners Saghir Hussein and myself - arrived to a packed reception organised by supporters of the MLFA.Be first to comment this article | Quote this article on your site | Print | E-mail |
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Written by Yvonne Ridley
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Thursday, 22 October 2009 |
I arrived in America's Mid West after a flight from Atlanta in the Deep South to be greeted by cold drizzle and grey skies but the weather failed to put a dampener on what turned out to be an excellent meeting at the Islamic Society's community masjid in Milwaukee.
Milwaukee is the largest city in the State of Wisconsin and the 23rd largest in America, and just a few miles away from the masjid is a smaller city called Franklin named in honour of one of the Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin - more of him later.Be first to comment this article | Quote this article on your site | Print | E-mail |
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Wednesday, 21 October 2009 |
DRIVING on America's freeways can be a mind-numbingly boring experience as I discovered when we left Alabama for Atlanta in the neighbouring state of Georgia.
It was quite a trek and as the highway cut a straight swathe through the unremarkable countryside I looked around for a distraction.
My thoughts drifted to the night before in Birmingham University - all those young students high on activism who turned out to listen to the story of Dr Aafiya Siddiqui. At the end of the meeting many pledged to support and campaign for justice and with their fearless outlook on life I'm sure their contributions will prove to be invaluable.Be first to comment this article | Quote this article on your site | Print | E-mail |
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Written by Yvonne Ridley
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Tuesday, 20 October 2009 |
Sweet Home Alabama is the title of a 2002 Hollywood movie as well as a 70s hit for the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, and it is a phrase that seemed to be on every other car registration plate I saw this evening as I made my way to Birmingham University in the Deep South of America.
I later learned that earlier this year the State of Alabama adopted the phrase as its official slogan on motor vehicle license plates.Be first to comment this article | Quote this article on your site | Print | E-mail |
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Written by Yvonne Ridley
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Monday, 19 October 2009 |
INTEREST in Aafia Siddiqui's forthcoming trial is certainly gaining momentum in the media - and much has been generated from those journalists who serve the Pakistani community in America.
Yesterday I spent several hours talking to Pakistani journalists and giving background interviews about the case as well as doing a television interview from a TV studio in Queens, New York.Be first to comment this article | Quote this article on your site | Print | E-mail |
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Sunday, 18 October 2009 |
What a small world we live in.
Last night as I addressed members of the Pakistan community in Coney Island, retired general Pervez Musharraf was hosting a private dinner for a select group of his wealthy supporters.
We were both raising funds - he, allegedly, to launch a new party and a brand new political career while I was hoping to raise funds for Dr Aafia Siddiqui and other Muslims in need of legal support.Be first to comment this article | Quote this article on your site | Print | E-mail |
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Written by Yvonne Ridley
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Tuesday, 30 June 2009 |
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POLITICAL opportunist Nicolas Sarkozy forgot three fundamental lessons when he decided to denounce the burka. The first one is that men should stay well clear of becoming embroiled in expressing opinions on women’s clothes, unless of course you happen to be called Lacroix, Gaultier, Lagerfeld or Ghesquiere. Be first to comment this article | Quote this article on your site | Print | E-mail |
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Written by Yvonne Ridley
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Tuesday, 09 June 2009 |
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THE Pakistan Government has been ordered to secure the release of scientist Dr Aafiya Siddiqui from US custody. The Islamabad High Court made the ground-breaking directive in a move welcomed by her family, supporters and anyone who wants to see justice delivered to a woman who has been trapped in a hellish existence for the last six years. However, not everyone is happy that Justice Raja Saeed Akram has ordered the government to work towards bringing Aafiya home. Be first to comment this article | Quote this article on your site | Print | E-mail |
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