Aafia Siddiqui moved from Karachi, Pakistan, to the USA in 1990. Excelling in her studies, she earned a scholarship to MIT after starting at the University of Houston. She graduated with honors from MIT and later earned a PhD in cognitive neuroscience from Brandeis University. The case of Aafia Siddiqui is not just about one woman—it is about how justice is negotiated between nations, how political expediency often trumps legal ethics, and how silence can be a tool of oppression. Aafia Siddiqui is a distinguished Pakistani neuroscientist whose life took a dramatic turn, leading to her conviction in 2010 for the attempted murder of U.S. military personnel in Afghanistan. Currently serving an 86-year sentenceat the Federal Medical Center, Carswell, in Fort Worth, Texas, her story is a captivating narrative that has attracted international attention. After her discovery, Aafia and three children left her mom's house in Karachi to travel to Islamabad to stay with her uncle. On their way to the airport, Siddiqui and her three children were kidnapped. This resulted in Aafia's disappearance from the years 2003 to 2008.
