The following announcement is for an event sponsored by:

THE PEACE AND JUSTICE FOUNDATION
11006 Veirs Mill Rd, STE L-15, PMB 298
Silver Spring, MD. 20902

RABBI AL-AWAL 1431
March 9, 2010

URGENT ALERT!!!

AN EMERGENCY MOBILIZATION FOR DR. AAFIA SIDDIQUI HAS BEEN CALLED FOR MARCH 20 IN WASHINGTON, DC - in concert with the nationwide anti-war mobilization led by the ANSWER Coalition - for reasons stated below.

Aafia's "Privileges" Suspended Indefinitely

The government has once again clamped down on Dr. Aafia Siddiqui's ability to communicate with the outside world. She presently has no visitation from family or friends, no access to the 15-minute telephone call she was previously allowed to make to her family once per month; Aafia's mail "privileges" have been rescinded, and even access to reading material has reportedly been cut.

Please write the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (at the address below) to express your concern over this latest deliberate assault on the mental health of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui.

These punitive measures were imposed on Aafia after the US Attorneys Office contacted the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) on February 3, 2010, to express the following concern:
"Immediately following her February 3, 2010 conviction, Inmate Siddiqui made statements that could jeopardize the safety, security, or good order of the institution, or the protection of the public."

With this lame justification we are reminded of the words of the French philosopher Voltaire: "Those who can make us believe absurdities can also cause us to commit atrocities."

Plan to join us at the U.S. Department of Justice for a one hour mobilization on Saturday, March 20. Insha'Allah, we will deliver a petition to the office of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, regarding Dr. Aafia Siddiqui and a host of other Muslim political prisoners who are being held under draconian conditions in different parts of America.

Please send your own personal letter of protest regarding Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, to the following:

US Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York
ATTN: Preet Bharara
1 Street Andrews Plaza
New York City, NY 10007
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