Democratic Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota participated in events with groups that called for the release of the convicted Islamic terrorist known as "Lady al-Qaida."
Just the News reported the two Muslim members of Congress participated in events with U.S.-based Muslim advocacy organizations demanding the release of Aafia Siddiqui from a Texas prison.
On Saturday, Malik Faisal Akram, from Blackburn, England, demanded the release of Siddiqui when he held hostage a rabbi and three others attending a shabbat service in Colleyville, Texas. Akram, 44, was shot dead by the FBI after a 10-hour siege.
The FBI said in 2008 that Siddiqui was "detained by Afghan authorities, who found a number of items in her possession, including handwritten notes that referred to a 'mass casualty attack' and that listed various locations in the United States, including Plum Island, the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, Wall Street, and the Brooklyn Bridge."
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The Taliban offered to trade captive U.S. Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl for her, according to Foreign Policy Magazine.
Last November, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) held a "Free Dr. Aafia" event in the nation's capital to press Congress for Siddiqui's release.
Last April, Tlaib joined the AMP's executive director, Osama Abuirshaid, and others for a discussion about Palestinian rights.
CAIR honored Omar in December as "American Muslim Public Servant of 2021" at the organization's virtual gala.
The London-based Jewish Chronicle published what is said was a recording of Akram's last call.
He referred to the "f****** Jews" in the conversation with his brother, Gulbar. And Akram said, "I've come to die," adding that he wanted to "go down as a martyr."
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