By Aishah Schwartz
WASHINGTON, D.C. (MASNET) Sept. 2, 2008 – MAS Freedom (MASF), the civic and human rights advocacy entity of the Muslim American Society (MAS), rejoices with the family of Dr. Sami Al-Arian on learning that earlier today, as a result of the recently filed Habeas Corpus Petition challenging his continued detention, and the government’s [...]
Dr. James J. Zogby (c) President Arab American Institute
The 1980s were a difficult time for Arab Americans. Politicians returned our contributions, rejected our endorsements, and many effectively hung “No Arab Americans allowed” signs on their campaign doors. Back then, we wrote about this situation, calling it “the politics of exclusion.”
We fought back. We organized, worked [...]
By MATTHEW BARAKAT, Associated Press
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The trial of a former Florida professor once accused of being a leading Palestinian terrorist was postponed Friday after a judge raised new doubts about whether prosecutors have been overzealous.
Former University of South Florida professor Sami Al-Arian had been scheduled to go on trial [...]
Despite grant of bail, government continues to hold him
Hanover, VA - July 27, 2008 -
More than two weeks after being granted bond by a federal judge, Sami Al-Arian is still being held in prison. In fact, Dr. Al-Arian is now being subjected to the worst treatment by prison officials since his stay in Coleman Federal Penitentiary in Florida [...]
Alexandria, VA.
July 10, 2008 -
In perhaps the first promising development this year, a federal judge granted Dr. Al-Arian bail today, acknowledging that he does not represent any danger to the community. Judge Leonie Brinkema furthermore expressed concern that government prosecutors were perhaps not revealing the entirety of their motives, noting that she was receiving “strange signals” [...]
by John Halliwell
Sami Al-Arian, holding daughter Lama, 6, center, with son Abdullah, 19, left, daughter Laila, 18, foreground left, daughter Leena, 14, center, wife Nahla, center right, and son Ali, 9, foreground left, pose for a photo with presidential candidate George W. Bush and wife Laura in this March 12, 2000 family photo in Plant [...]
ALEXANDRIA – The Bush Administration’s persecution of Dr. Sami Al Arian reached new heights on Thursday when prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia brought charges against him, entering a new phase in the politically-motivated campaign of the past five years.
The indictment charges Dr. Al-Arian with two counts of criminal contempt, relating to two attempts [...]
Guantanamo Bay News
