St. Petersburg TimesAugust 10, 2004 A U.S. district judge upheld a fundamental tenet of American justice by ruling that Sami Al-Arian and his co-defendants won’t be convicted through guilt by association. A Times Editorial Link: Click here ——————————————————————————– “Personal guilt” is a basic standard of our criminal law. It means[Read More…]
Lakeland LedgerAugust 9, 2004Editorial A federal judge’s ruling raising the standard of proof required to prosecute former University of South Florida Professor Sami AlArian is a simple affirmation that a person must have criminal intent to be convicted of a serious crime. U.S. District Judge James S. Moody Jr. ruled[Read More…]
St. Petersburg Times August 1, 2004By Laila and Leena Al-Arian Link: Click here “It’s all about politics,” our father, professor Sami Al-Arian, told the world when he was arrested Feb. 20, 2003, on charges that he alledgedly supported terrorists. In the past 18 months, our family has witnessed our father[Read More…]
St. Petersburg TimesMarch 21, 2004Letters to the EditorHorrendous treatment Re: For Some defendants, an American gulag. I am writing to thank Robyn Blumner for her column describing the conditions under which Sami Al-Arian is being held. Like most Americans, I grew up thinking this sort of horrendous treatment only happens[Read More…]
St. Petersburg TimesMarch 14, 2004By Robyn E. Blumner Columnist Link: Click here In Bernard Malamud’s masterpiece The Fixer, inmate Yakov Bok was subjected to psychological torture in a Soviet gulag through the humiliations of constant shackling and repeated strip searches. The story I read in middle school comes back to[Read More…]
Satirical Article*Disclaimer: Submitted anonymously, the following is a satirical column that reflects the growing dissatisfaction with the scandelous manner in which the government has conducted its investigation into Dr. Al-Arian and other American Muslim leaders, as well as the disgraceful way in which the media have reported on it. The[Read More…]
The Michigan Daily March 12, 2003 Link: Click here Trying to inform the public about her imprisoned father and threats to American civil liberties, Laila Al-Arian spoke yesterday in the Michigan Union Ballroom at the First Annual Banquet for a Free Palestine. Al-Arian’s father, former University of South Florida engineering[Read More…]
Masnet October 20, 2003Interview with Abdullah Al-Arian Link: Click here Recently, MASNET spoke with Abdullah Al-Arian on the detention of his father, noted civil rights activist Sami al-Arian. The following was an interview conducted one month after Sami al-Arian’s detention in February 2003. MASNET: Assalamu ‘Alaikum. Today were talking with[Read More…]
Egypt Today December 2003By Yasmin Moll He could be forgiven for thinking he had it made. When he left Cairo for Chicago at age 17, he had only his father’s life savings in his pocket to pay his college tuition. More than 30 years later, he has five beautiful children,[Read More…]
St. Petersburg Times March 22, 2004By Graham Brink Link: Click here TAMPA – One year after the arrest of Sami Al-Arian on terrorist charges, a potentially precedent-setting courtroom battle is taking shape. The case of the former USF professor presents several unusual challenges: The sheer volume of evidence. The conversations[Read More…]
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