Media Coverage

Affidavit Ties in Al-Arian (8/27)

Letter to the Editor The Tampa Tribune The front page article “Affidavit Ties in Al-Arian” implies quite strongly that Sami Al-Arian was part of an elaborate international network designed to conceal funding for terrorist organizations, fronting as charities. This is based on an “affidavit” singed by a U.S. Customs Agent[Read More…]

by January 6, 2009 0 comments 2003

Rights has to apply to all trials, including Al-Arian’s (11/3)

The Oracle November 3, 2003By Sebastian Meyer Link: Click here For most students at USF, the Sami Al-Arian saga came to an end when the engineering professor with alleged ties to terrorism was arrested in February. What most do not know is that the trial he is facing may very[Read More…]

by January 6, 2009 0 comments 2003

Sami Al-Arian and the Dungeon: A Fable for Our Time? (11/16)

CommonDreams.orgNovember 16, 2003By Sarah Shields Link: Click here When I was in preschool, I heard fairy tales about all-powerful kings who arbitrarily threw people into dungeons. When I was in Hebrew school, I learned how Jews were rounded up by rulers during times of instability. When I was in High[Read More…]

by January 6, 2009 0 comments 2003

Instructor promotes Al-Arian documentary (3/24)

March 24, 2008USF OracleBy Christine GibsonLink: Click here Sami Al-Arian, a former professor in USF’s College of Engineering who was arrested in 2003 on charges of supporting the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, will face a grand jury either today or Tuesday for refusing to testify in a hearing that took place[Read More…]

by January 6, 2009 0 comments 2008

My Family’s Nightmare Caught on Film (12/3)

December 3, 2007Huffingtonpost.comBy Laila Al-ArianLink: Click here For nearly one year, my father, Sami Al-Arian, has been imprisoned on civil contempt for refusing to testify before a federal grand jury in Virginia. During plea negotiations in early 2006, federal prosecutors in Florida promised him he would not have to testify[Read More…]

by January 6, 2009 0 comments 2007

Civics 101: The USA v. Al Arian (12/4)

December 4, 2007Counterpunchby Russell MokhiberLink: Click here or here If it’s Sunday night, it’s Civics 101 at the Mokhiber household. Last night, the home schooling Civics topic: U.S. Constitution. First Amendment. Congress shall pass no law abridging freedom of speech. Let’s go to the DVD. USA v.Al-Arian. Let’s see if[Read More…]

by January 6, 2009 0 comments 2007