Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and PeaceFeb. 20, 2003 Muslims Question Timing, Intent Behind Arrest of Muslim ProfessorMuslim American Society Freedom Foundation(Washington, DC – 2/20/2003) In a statement released today, the Muslim American Society (MAS) said that this morning’s arrest of a Florida Muslim professor spoke more to the government’s[Read More…]
Fact Sheet: The Case of Dr. Al-Arian, et al The case of Dr. Sami Al-Arian and his co-defendants, Sameeh Hammoudeh, Hatim Fariz, and Ghassan Ballut has far-reaching implications for political rights and for the Muslim community as a whole. Unfortunately, many ordinary citizens have been intimidated from speaking out or[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace Oct. 31, 2004Dr. Al-Arian To Be Sent Back to Coleman Dr. Sami Al-Arian, who has been at a local jail in Tampa, Florida for a few weeks, is due to be sent back to Coleman Federal Penitentiary in Coleman, Florida (75 miles north[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Juctice and Peace Nov. 15, 2004 Dr. Al-Arian to be Moved this Week Dr. Sami Al-Arian is scheduled to be sent back to the horrible conditions at Coleman Federal Penitentiary sometime this week. His return, previously scheduled for Nov. 2, was delayed slightly. It is possible[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace Dec. 7, 2004Dr. Al-Arian Moved to Coleman Today Tampa– Sadly, today Dr. Sami Al-Arian and Sameeh Hammoudeh were moved from Orient Road jail (a local facility near their family in Tampa) to the maximum security wing of Coleman Federal Penitentiary, 75 miles away.[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace September 28, 2006 Mistreatment of Dr. Al-Arian Continues Tampa- Despite a mutual agreement reached in May of this year to conclude the case against him, and the agreement of the Justice Department in Tampa that his immediate deportation was in the best interest[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and Peace Dr. Al-Arian’s Statement before Judge Gerald Lee of the Eastern District of VirginiaJanuary 22, 2007 (Fair summary not verbatim): “Thank you, your honor, for giving me the opportunity to address the Court. First of all, I have no contempt whatsoever for this honorable[Read More…]
AMNESTY International Amnesty International notes the recent acquittal by a jury of the most serious of terrorism-related charges against former Florida professor Sami Al-Arian, and urges fair procedures in the resolution of outstanding charges against him, on which the jury deadlocked. Dr. Sami Al-Arian was arrested in February 2003 charged[Read More…]
Dr. Al-Arian’s Lawyers in Virginia (2007-current) JONATHAN TURLEY, Washington, DC Professor Jonathan Turley is a nationally recognized legal scholar who has written extensively in areas ranging from constitutional law to legal theory to tort law. He has written over three dozen academic articles that have appeared in a variety of[Read More…]
Tampa Bay Coalition for Justice and PeaceFeb. 20, 2003 ADC Expresses Concern at Arrest of Sami Al-Arian, Requests Explanation American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee Washington, DC, Feb. 20 – The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) expressed serious concerns regarding the arrest this morning of Prof. Sami Al-Arian by FBI agents in Tampa, Fl.[Read More…]
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