Archive for January, 2009

Commemorating Dr. Sami Al-Arian’s Birthday (1/14)

Tampa  Bay Coalition for Juatice and Peace Jan. 14, 2005 Commemorating Dr. Sami Al-Arian’s Birthday The statement below will be read a Jan. 14 press conference, following a pre-trial hearing in the case of Dr. Sami Al-Arian: From the family of Dr. Sami Al-Arian: Today our father, Dr. Sami Al-Arian[Read More…]

by January 6, 2009 0 comments 2005

Al-Arian Press Conference to be Held Friday (1/14)

Tampa  Bay Coalition for Juatice and Peace Jan. 14, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tampa, Florida Witness for Human Rights for Political Prisoners in America calls for a witness before God and our community to protest the persecution of political prisoners by our government. To honor Dr. Sami Al-Arian and protest[Read More…]

by January 6, 2009 0 comments 2005

Justice, American-Style (12/16)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace Dec. 16, 2004 Justice, American-Style Visiting days at Coleman Federal Penitentiary are Mondays and Fridays, and every other Saturday and Sunday. Sami Al-Arian won’t be able to see his family for a week. Why? Because there was a lock-down on the two days[Read More…]

by January 6, 2009 0 comments 2004

Just Published: Two Books on Sami Al-Arian (10/19)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace Oct. 19, 2004 Just Published: Two Books on Sami Al-Arian The Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace is proud to announce that two books on Dr. Sami Al-Arian have been published and are available for purchase on amazon.com (see below for more[Read More…]

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What the Media Missed in the New Indictment (10/8)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace October 8, 2004 What the Media Missed in the New Indictment On Sept. 21, 2004, the government released a superseding indictment in its allegations against Dr. Sami Al-Arian, a respected Palestinian American professor, civil rights activist, and leader in the American Muslim community.[Read More…]

by January 6, 2009 0 comments 2004

Dr. Sami Al-Arian – Father’s Day (6/20)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace I. Dr. Sami Al-Arian – Father’s Day II. Letter: The Law is Not Bringing Justice for Dr. Al-Arian June 20, 2004 June 20 marks the second Father’s Day Sami Al-Arian spent in solitary confinement without seeing his children because he is still in[Read More…]

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Dr. Al-Arian Spends 29th anniversary of Arrival to United States in Prison (5/21)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace May 21, 2004 Dr. Al-Arian Spends 29th anniversary of Arrival to United States in Prison On May 21, 1975, Dr. Sami Al-Arian immigrated to the United States from Egypt, where his family lived as Palestinian refugees. The commemoration of the anniversary of this[Read More…]

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Dr. Al-Arian Not Permitted to Attend Hearing, Harsh Conditions Continue (3/16)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace March 16, 2004 Dr. Al-Arian Not Permitted to Attend Hearing, Harsh Conditions Continue On Friday, Dr. Sami Al-Arian and his attorneys learned that he would not be permitted to attend a hearing in his case taking place this Monday, May 17. Dr. Al-Arian[Read More…]

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Media report on Dr. Al-Arian inaccurate (4/10)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace April 10, 2004 Media report on Dr. Al-Arian inaccurate Tampa– On April 5, an Associated Press article appeared in several newspapers under the headline “Government filing says Al-Arian was briefly FBI informant.” The article’s first sentence states, “Federal prosecutors say a former professor[Read More…]

by January 6, 2009 0 comments 2004

Dr. Al-Arian’s legal papers illegally seized (3/6)

Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace March 6, 2004 Dr. Al-Arian’s legal papers illegally seized Tampa— The deplorable treatment of Dr. Sami Al-Arian and Sameeh Hammoudeh by prison guards continued on Thursday, when the men faced a “shakedown” of their prison cell. During this process, guards wearing vests and[Read More…]

by January 6, 2009 0 comments 2004