Former USF professor Sami Al-Arian is entitled to more humane treatment while awaiting his January 2005 trial in prison. A Times EditorialSt. Petersburg Times published August 20, 2003 Excerpts: —————————————- Al-Arian’s trial on terrorism charges is still 18 months away. Meanwhile, the former University of South Florida professor is being[Read More…]
St. Petersburg Times Dong-Phuong Nguyen July 26, 2003 Link: Click here TAMPA – Fired University of South Florida professor Sami Al-Arian, facing life in prison if convicted of having terrorist ties, will represent himself in court. During a hearing in federal court in Tampa on Friday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas[Read More…]
Al-Ahram Weekly International March 19, 2003 The Bush administration’s war on terror has targeted Arabs right, left and centre; Sami Al-Arian is a case in point. Sherine Bahaa Link: Click here “Politics” was how computer science professor Sami Al- Arian summed up the motivation behind the phone book- sized indictment[Read More…]
Bradenton HeraldFebruary 26, 2003Irina Slutsky Link: Click here TAMPA – Black and white. Christian and Muslim. Women, men and children. Students and retirees. They marched outside of the federal courthouse Tuesday protesting the arrest of a man they respect. A man they believe is a leader, a scholar and perhaps[Read More…]
St. Petersburg TimesJune 19, 2003By Mary Jo Melone Link: Click here Leena is a sophomore at USF. You would probably not notice her around the Tampa campus except as another of those Muslim girls in a hijab, the traditional headcovering that manages to not just cover her hair but also[Read More…]
The Tampa TribuneJuly 26, 2003By Elaine Silvestrini TAMPA – After warning Sami Al-Arian he was a “fool” for wanting to represent himself on charges of supporting terrorism, a federal judge Friday bowed to the defendant’s demand and discharged two court- appointed lawyers from the case. “I believe I would be[Read More…]
Palm Beach PostAugust 3, 2003By Paul Lomartire Link: Click here TAMPA — In a high-security federal prison north of Tampa, Sami Al- Arian spends 23 hours of every day locked in a 7-by-13-foot cell. No watch. No clock. No window through which to see daylight. One hour a day, five[Read More…]
St. Petersburg TimesSeptember 3, 2003By Susan Taylor Martin Link: Click here When former University of South Florida instructor Mazen Al-Najjar was deported last year, it took a private jet, four pilots and a four- man escort to get him from Florida to Beirut, Lebanon. It also cost U.S. taxpayers at[Read More…]
St. Petersburg TimesSeptember 9, 2003By CHRISTOPHER GOFFARD Link: Click here Casting himself as a First Amendment martyr being persecuted for expressing unpopular political views, Sami Al-Arian is asking a federal judge to drop charges that he aided terrorists. In documents made public Monday in U.S. District Court, the former University[Read More…]
The Independent (London)September 10, 2003By Andrew Gumbel Link: Click here A Palestinian university professor being held in solitary confinement on terrorism charges in Florida has urged a federal judge to throw out his case, saying it amounted to a “thoughtless slaughter of First Amendment rights” and sought to criminalise him[Read More…]
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