Aafia Siddiqui (Urdu: عافیہ صدیقی; born 2 March 1972) is a Pakistani neuroscientist.
She was convicted of multiple felonies. She was born in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. She is serving an 86-year sentence at the Federal Medical Center, Carswell in Fort Worth, Texas, United States.
Aafia Siddiqui | |
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عافیہ صدیقی | |
Born | |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS) Brandeis University (PhD) |
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Board member of | Institute of Islamic Research and Teaching (President) |
Criminal status | Held in the FMC Carswell, Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
Spouse(s) | Amjad Mohammed Khan (m. 1995; div. 2002) allegedly Ammar al-Baluchi, also known as Ali Abdul Aziz Ali (February 2003 – present) |
Children | 3 including Mohammad Ahmed |
Criminal charge | Attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon |
Penalty | Convicted; sentenced to 86 years in prison |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Neuroscience |
Thesis | Separating the components of imitation (2001) |
Doctoral advisor | Robert Sekuler |
She is viewed by some people in Pakistan as the "national symbol of honor". The Pakistani news media have called her trial a "farce" and very politically motivated.
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