RENEE MONTAGNE, Host:
Next we'll report on two vastly different perceptions of the same criminal defendant. To Americans, she's a terrorist with a mysterious past; to people in her native Pakistan, she's a victim. In fact, she's become a symbol of the way the U.S. has mistreated Muslims.
STEVE INSKEEP, Host:
Her name is Aafia Siddiqui. She was arrested in Afghanistan. She was convicted of attempted murder at a trial in New York, and that's where we begin our story. The first perspective on her case comes from NPR's Dina Temple-Raston.
DINA TEMPLE: Dina Temple-Raston, NPR News, New York.
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