St. Petersburg Times By MEG LAUGHLIN Published June 21, 2007 Link: Click here Laila Al-Arian (left) and her mother Nahla Al-Arian leave the Federal Courthouse in Tamp. Nahla Al-Arian, wife of Sami Al-Arian, plans to move to Egypt in July with her two youngest children. Nahla and the couple’s five[Read More…]
Creative Loafing May 7, 2007 By: Wayne Garcia Link: Click here For years, the family of imprisoned former USF professor Sami Al-Arian insisted that their nemesis and most dogged chronicler, Tampa Tribune investigative reporter Michael Fechter, was doing the bidding of anti-Arab forces. Today, they got some more ammo for[Read More…]
As Health Deteriorates, Jailed Palestinian Professor Sami Al-Arian Enters 54th Day of Hunger Strike to Protest Indefinite Imprisonment Friday, March 16th, 2007Link: Click here Sami Al-Arian is in dire condition. The jailed Palestinian professor has lost over 50 pounds as he enters the 54th day of a hunger strike to[Read More…]
Associated Press 3-20-07 Family of fasting inmate asks for hunger strike to stop Link: Click here SAMUEL SPIES RALEIGH, N.C. – A former University of South Florida professor is “very, very weak” and cold after spending two months on a hunger strike that his family believes threatens his life, his[Read More…]
St. Petersburg Times March 20, 2007 Gaunt Al-Arian shocks familyLink: Click here By Meg Laughlin Sami Al-Arian has been on a hunger strike for 58 days to protest being held beyond his prison sentence. On a water-only diet, he has lost 53 pounds. The former University of South Florida professor[Read More…]
USF Oracle, 3/22/07 Link: Click here By David Guidi, Asst. News Editor Sami Al-Arian slumped forward in his wheelchair Saturday, reached forward and grasped a black chess piece to make his next move, as his wife, Nahla, looked on. His hand trembled, one of the many tolls exacted by a[Read More…]
The Nation editorial | posted March 22, 2007 (April 9, 2007 issue) Sami Al-Arian Link: Click here Dr. Sami Al-Arian could die in jail. The Palestinian computer professor is withering away in a North Carolina medical prison, where he was moved on day 24 of a hunger strike he began[Read More…]
The New York Sun BY JOSH GERSTEIN – Staff Reporter of the Sun September 12, 2007 Link: Click here JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A federal appeals court is struggling with the case of a former Florida college professor who admitted to aiding Palestinian Islamic Jihad but later insisted that his plea[Read More…]
Political Prisoner Suffers Isolation while Doc Wows Toronto Audiences April 21, 2007 (Links below) The Norwegian documentary “USA vs Al-Arian” premiered Friday at HotDocs, eliciting moviegoers’ outrage towards the US justice system and its treatment of the Al-Arian family. The film portrays an American Muslim family facing charges of terrorism[Read More…]
New York Sun, April 20, 2007 By Josh GersteinLink: Click here A former Florida college professor at the center of a celebrated terrorism prosecution, Sami Al-Arian, saw a federal appeals court dash his hopes for relief today, only to have the same court revive them a short time later. Last[Read More…]
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