The modern world is made up of contradictions, there is often a place of injustice and prejudice in it. This is especially tragic.
If a person’s personal fate turns out to be intertwined with global processes. One such story concerns Dr. Aafia Siddiqui.
The main features of the biography
The woman was born in Pakistan in the family of a neurosurgeon and a teacher. The Islamic faith was combined with a scientific view, which gave impetus to the entire life path of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui. After graduating from high school, she went to study in the United States, where she received a bachelor’s degree in biology from MIT and a PhD from Brandeis University.
However, the main interests of the scientist lay in the field of neuroscience, she received her doctorate in this field in 2001. At the same time, she worked as a volunteer with the Muslim Students Association and the Al-Kifah Refugee Center. It was this activity that subsequently caused so many problems in a woman’s life.
Life perturbations
After the terrorist attack on September 11, a woman with three young children returned to her homeland in Pakistan. But in 2003, she disappeared from Karachi and was not heard from for five years.
She was detained in 2008 in Ghazni, Afghanistan, near the governor’s residence. Documents related to explosives and toxic substances were found.
She was extradited to the United States, where a trial was held in 2010. After disputes between the parties, the woman was found guilty and received a prison sentence of 86 years.
In Pakistan, she is considered a heroine and the sentence is unfair. Many Muslim organizations take a stand in solidarity.
Al-Qaeda and ISIS offered the return of prisoners and hostages in exchange for Dr. Siddiqui’s freedom. This indicates attention to the fate of a woman, her importance for the Muslim world and requires an understanding of different points of view in order to resolve issues of protecting justice and human rights.