Crossing the Line: Radio Interview with Nahla Al-Arian on her Husband’s Hungerstrike (4/23)
Electronic Intifada Crossing the Line April 23, 2007 Link:Crossing the Line: Audio Interview with Nahla Al-Arian
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The government’s war on Sami Al-Arian (8/11)
Znet/Zmag.org August 11, 2008 Interview with Laila Al-Arian Link: Click here Dr. Sami Al-Arian, one of the earliest victims of the “war on terror” within the U.S. itself, continues to languish in jail, where he has been since his February 2003 arrest for the “crime” of speaking out on behalf[Read More…]
The Persecution of Political Prisoner Sami Al-Arian (7/3)
InterPress News, Alternet.org Ali Gharib July 3, 2008 Link: Click here WASHINGTON, Jul 2 (IPS) — Palestinian activist and former university professor Sami Al-Arian was arraigned Monday in U.S. federal court on two counts of criminal contempt for his refusal to testify in a grand jury investigation of a Northern[Read More…]
Sami Al-Arian’s Nightmare: Interview with Nahla Al-Arian (4/9)
CounterPunchApril 9, 2007 The U.S. government has gone out of its way to make an example of this outspoken advocate for Palestinian rights. Racist prosecutors, inhumane treatment and abuse in custody, the prospect of indefinite detention–Al-Arian has been subjected to this and more in the four years he’s been behind[Read More…]
Sami Al-Arian’s Long-delayed Freedom (9/6)
Dissident Voice Nicole Colson September 6th, 2008 Link: Click here In a long-overdue victory, Palestinian activist Dr. Sami Al-Arian was released on bail September 2 and reunited with members of his family for the first time since his arrest in early 2003. “[I]t feels very unbelievable and surreal that he’s[Read More…]
The Al-Arian Settlement Leaves Bush’s Trophy Case Empty (July)
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs July 2006 By Paul Findley Link:Click here There is no victory to celebrate and no trophy to display. Time magazine got it right: “Federal prosecutors are hailing Florida professor Sami Al-Arian’s plea agreement as a victory in the war on terror. But as with[Read More…]
Sami Al-Arian’s Plea “Bargain” and the Sentencing of Dr. Al-Arian (July)
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs July 2006 By Melva Underbakke Link:Click here Since Sept. 11, 2001, the United States has been waging a war—a war against some of its own people. This war receives less attention than the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, but it is no less real.[Read More…]
Democracy Now: Jailed Palestinian Prof. Sami Al-Arian Dominates Florida Senate Race (10/28)
Democracy Now October 28, 2004 Amy Goodman Link: Click here We take a look at the race for Florida’s U.S. senate seat between Democratic candidate Betty Castor and Republican candidate Mel Martinez where the case of jailed Palestinian professor Sami Al-Arian has become a major subject of debate. The Florida[Read More…]
Judge’s words show Al-Arian’s prosecution was political (5/5)
St. Petersburg Times Letters to the Editor Published May 5, 2006 Link:Click here Re: Al-Arian sentencing. It was shocking and surprising to find federal Judge James Moody exercising his right of free speech in the courtroom at the sentencing hearing for Dr. Sami Al-Arian on Monday. Perhaps a pro-Israeli, progovernment[Read More…]
NY Times: Ex-professor beats terror charges (12/7)
New York Times Fiery Palestinian advocate Sami Al-Arian, 3 co-defendants cleared in high-profile trial Link: Click here Eric Lichtblau, December 7, 2005 Stimulus not enough for state in short-term 03.10.09 The former professor, Sami Al-Arian, a fiery advocate for Palestinian causes who became a lightning rod for criticism nationwide over[Read More…]
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