Press StatementBy: Sami A. Al-Arian, February 25, 2003 To Freedom-loving People in the U.S. and across the Globe: I address you today as a prisoner of conscience. My freedom has been taken not because-God forbid- I am a criminal, or have ill will towards this great nation. But I am[Read More…]
by: Sami A. Al-Arian © St. Petersburg Times published January 19, 2003 Different or even unpopular analyses, understanding, or interpretation of historical events or future readings have been an integral part of America’s intellectual landscape as well as a great source of its strength and uniqueness. However, it’s clear that[Read More…]
Keynote Address by Dr. Sami A. Al-Arian at the MacDill Air Force Base Rally of the Florida Alliance for Peace and Social Justice in Tampa, Florida, on Sunday, November 3rd, 2002. Friends and fellow anti-war and pro-peace patriots My fellow Americans of all stripes and colors, European, African, Asian, Latino,[Read More…]
Keynote Address by Dr. Sami A. Al-Arian at the Rally of the National Coalition to Protect Political Freedom: With Liberty And Justice For All at the Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, September 1st, 2002. Let me start by quoting the great anthropologist Margaret Mead: “Never doubt that a[Read More…]
Sami Al-Arian is a computer engineering professor at the University of South Florida who has been on forced paid leave for the past 11 months. By Sami Al-Arian © St. Petersburg Times published August 25, 2002 It was the summer of 1976 when I took my first civics course, along[Read More…]
The following is Dr. Sami Al-Arian’s chapter in the book. Edited by Daniel Goldberg, Robert Greenwald, and Victor Goldberg Publisher: Akashic Books/RDV Books, 130 Fifth Avenue (7th Floor), New York, NY 10011 Academic Freedom and Free Speech in the Wake of September 11 by Dr. Sami Al-Arian The only thing[Read More…]
By: Sami A. Al-ArianThe Tampa Tribune Guest Column, Commentary August 18, 2002 By now, much of America has heard of my case. Pick up any newspaper, turn to any news channel or surf the internet and you’re sure to learn of the tenured University of South Florida engineering professor under[Read More…]
from The Chronicle of Higher Education http://chronicle.com/colloquylive/2002/02/alarian/ Wednesday, February 6, at 2 p.m., U.S. Eastern time Should Sami Al-Arian be dismissed from his tenured job at the University of South Florida? Since September 11, there have been numerous incidents in which faculty members have been criticized for their comments about[Read More…]
January 9, 2002 Senate President Dr. Paveza Madame President Dr. Genshaft Mr. Provost Dr. Stamps Senators Colleagues Students Ladies and Gentlemen Good Afternoon My attorney Bob McKee is in attendance willing to answer any questions by the senators. I hope that he will be recognized by the chair. Mr. President:[Read More…]
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