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I just had to share this with all... its the least I can do for someone so gracious as Dr. Al-Arian. I have the PDF's for petitions and pamphlet's if anyone is interested in doing so in their communities. Here is some information for those who aren't in the know...

From the Tampa Bay Colaition for Justice and Peace
25-May-08

Another Milestone for Dr. Al-Arian Spent in Prison

VIRGINIA-- This past week, Dr. Sami Al-Arian marked the 33rd anniversary of his arrival to the United States. Dr. Al-Arian, who is currently being held at the Hampton Roads Regional Jail in Portsmouth, Virginia, awaits deportation by immigration officials while a Virginia prosecutor attempts to keep Dr. Al-Arian imprisoned indefinitely.

On April 11, Dr. Al-Arian completed his sentence, following an additional year spent in civil contempt for his refusal to testify before a grand jury. A plea agreement reached with the government in 2006 called for Dr. Al-Arian's immediate release and deportation and promised to protect him from cooperation. After spending more than five years in prison, much of it in solitary confinement, Dr. Al-Arian has spent the last six weeks in legal limbo –not serving a sentence and not charged, but not allowed to leave the country.

On May 21, 2008, Dr. Al-Arian spent the 33rd anniversary of his arrival to the United States in a 7 x 10 cell in a rural Virginia jail. The son of Palestinian refugees, Dr. Al-Arian, 50, arrived to the U.S. from Egypt in 1975 as a 17 year-old college freshman.

He completed his graduate studies almost a decade later, receiving a doctorate in computer engineering and beginning a successful academic career at the University of South Florida in Tampa. While there, he became an award-winning tenured professor. He authored a number of articles in his field and chapters in textbooks and won several prestigious research grants for his university. Dr. Al-Arian's work in the classroom consistently garnered high praise from students and colleagues alike.

In 1979, he married Nahla Al-Najjar, another Palestinian refugee, who became the source of love, guidance, and support for her husband as they embarked on a mission to build a family and a community. Dr. Al-Arian credits his wife with sharing his devotion and passion for community building and activism. She was a pioneer for the inclusion of women in leadership positions within the American Muslim community. Along with their five children, they lived in Tampa until 2007 when Mrs. Al-Arian and their two youngest children departed for Egypt, where they eagerly await Dr. Al-Arian's release and deportation.

In addition to his professional career, Dr. Al-Arian devoted much time and energy to the building of civic institutions to enhance the life of the growing American Muslim community. He has played an integral role in founding and expanding some of the largest national organizations, including the Muslim Students Association (MSA) and the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA). Locally, he founded the Islamic Community of Tampa Bay at the Al-Qassam mosque. At its height, the mosque boasted thousands of congregants and became a leading participant in some of the most important local charitable work, including the annual Feed the Hungry event hosted by Tampa's mayor. Dr. Al-Arian, as the imam, also led the mosque to become the first to join the Hillsborough Organization for Progress and Equality (HOPE), a social justice coalition made up of nineteen churches.

Pastor Warren Clark of the First United Church in Tampa recalls one of his earliest conversations with Dr. Al-Arian, following the Muslim community's participation in a HOPE event. "(Sami) said, `There are issues in this town that are more than just Muslim issues. We are called on by the Quran to work for the poor, the outcast, the hungry, the widows, and the orphans.' He led his community to engage in this work in many different ways and through many different organizations. Within the Muslim community, that legacy has continued on, even in his absence."

One of Dr. Al-Arian's proudest achievements is establishing the Islamic Academy of Florida (IAF), a full-time school that offered students the highest quality education while instilling them with a sense of moral duty to their community and country. He served as principal of the school for several years, as it became the lifeblood of the community. Graduates of IAF have gone on to some of the top universities in America and most have received scholarships and acceptance to honors programs.

Dr. Al-Arian was also heavily involved in human rights work, especially with regard to his homeland of Palestine, in an effort to relieve the suffering of Palestinians at the hands of the Israeli occupation. He was outspoken in opposition to Israeli policies and eager to inform the American public of the plight of Palestinians in order to effect positive change. The organization he founded, the Islamic Committee for Palestine (ICP), held annual national conferences and organized charitable activities to help needy orphans in Palestine.

Among his many activities, Dr. Al-Arian actively worked to bridge the divide between East and West. He promoted interfaith dialogue individually and institutionally, in an effort to establish peace, tolerance, and understanding between faiths. Another one of his initiatives, the World and Islam Studies Enterprise (WISE), was a groundbreaking think tank a  USF that brought together scholars, experts, and leading intellectuals from around the world. Its publications were highly regarded by experts in the field. Through this work, Dr. Al-Arian developed many important and lasting friendships.

Melva Underbakke, an instructor at USF and member of Friends of Human Rights, recalls her first impressions of Dr. Al-Arian: "I met Sami in the early 1990s. He was giving a presentation for the teachers at the English Language Institute (ELI) at USF. Most of them didn't know anything about Middle Eastern culture. People liked him in the Foreign Languages Department because he was trying to build bridges between East and West. He had a real reputation for doing that there."

He soon became recognized as a national leader of the American Muslim community, receiving invitations to speak at numerous churches, synagogues, and other institutions, including the U.S. Central Command at the MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa.

By the mid-1990s, Dr. Al-Arian's activities were centered on the latest civil rights struggle in American history: the emerging national effort to end the unjust detention of Arabs and Muslims for years without trials through the use of secret evidence. Through tremendous efforts, including coalition-building, grassroots mobilization, and congressional lobbying, Dr. Al-Arian would come to be recognized as "one of the country's leading advocates" of the new civil rights movement, according to Newsweek magazine.

Having lived in the U.S. for over two decades, he was steeped in the American civil rights tradition and was a strong believer in fighting for change through the designated avenues. Furthermore, Dr. Al-Arian worked hard to empower and enfranchise the American Muslim community on the local and national levels, encouraging Muslims to vote and run for office.

Dr. Al-Arian's arrest on February 20, 2003, at the behest of the Bush Administration, was the height of injustices committed against Dr. Al-Arian in his three decades as a law-abiding resident who loved his country; a country where he lived twice as long as he had anywhere else; a country that shared his values and beliefs more than any other; a country where he raised his family to live, learn, work, and contribute to its betterment.

The trial and acquittal of Dr. Al-Arian in 2005 served not only to demonstrate his innocence against the government's unfounded accusations, but also as an affirmation of his decades of public service. ICP and WISE, the institutions that the government attempted to destroy in its indictment, were ultimately vindicated. Prosecutors could not show any evidence of wrongdoing. In fact, witnesses called by the government, including professors, lawyers, and federal agents, testified to the value of these organizations and their genuine nature. Jurors who sat in the trial for six months drew only the logical conclusion that ICP and WISE were legitimate, law-abiding organizations that were highly regarded.

The government's decision to continue to punish Dr. Al-Arian even after his acquittal demonstrates the politically-motivated nature of the actions against him. This effort has been led by those who are openly opposed to the empowerment of American Muslims in the public square, and have professed deep hostility to the cause of justice for Palestinians.

For the past five years, Dr. Al-Arian has witnessed the gravest of injustices, some that he spent years of his life fighting against, and others never thought imaginable in a free society. As he continues to endure imprisonment with no end in sight, abusive treatment at the hands of prison officials, and isolation from those who love and depend on him, many Americans and people the world over wonder if justice is indeed possible in such dark times when the abuse of government power knows no bounds.

Dr. Al-Arian, however, maintains his unshakeable faith that the people, on whom the system of justice depends, will ultimately bring an end to the abuses committed in their name. Each day, more people add their voice to the thousands who call on America to live up to its time-tested principles.

As Pastor Clark recalls, it is Dr. Al-Arian's strong faith that has always guided him through the toughest of times. "I recall attending an event at the Islamic Community during the height of the media campaign against Sami, after 9/11, but before he was arrested. I asked him how he was doing and I expected him to say things were bad, but he said, `You know Warren, I feel closer to God now than I have ever felt.' It was another window into the deep wellspring he uses to overcome the most terrible circumstances. That really spoke to me."

As we approach a crossroads in the contemporary civil rights struggle, the case of Dr. Al-Arian takes center stage. Agha Saeed, chair of the American Muslim Taskforce for Civil Rights and Elections and a colleague of Dr. Al-Arian's for many years, reflects on the current situation. "Today, Dr. Al-Arian, one of the most prominent political prisoners in the United States, symbolizes the struggle for freedom of Palestine. Tomorrow, let me predict, based on his heroic sacrifices, he will be recognized as a major 21st century civil rights leader in the Unites States." Such designations do not come without a heavy price. It is up to all those who stand for justice to ensure that the sacrifices made by Dr. Al-Arian are not forgotten.

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From the: Dr. Sami Al-Arian Action Committee

ONE OF THE BIGGEST CIVIL RIGHTS CASES POST-9/11 IS ABOUT TO TAKE A TURN FOR THE WORST.
 
ACTION ALERT FOR SAMI AL-ARIAN
www.FreeSamiNow.com

         As we speak, the US government is manipulating the justice system to keep the high-profile prisoner Dr. Sami Al-Arian imprisoned indefinitely.
 
        Despite having never been convicted of any crime whatsoever, and despite being an upright citizen who dedicated his life to improving America, Dr. Al-Arian has been imprisoned since 2003 for exercising his First Amendment rights. Any day now, he may be indicted on criminal contempt, a charge that carries a minimum sentence of five years. Another Palestinian-American professor in a similar case was sentenced to eleven years for criminal contempt last fall.
 
       On March 20th, in a blatant violation of the plea agreement signed between Dr. Al-Arian and the U.S. government, a Virginia federal judge forced Dr. Al-Arian to appear in court to testify before a third grand jury. Given that the government had in the past cynically twisted his words to try to convict him of perjury, Dr. Al-Arian recognized the perjury trap laid for him, and refused to testify as his attorneys advised.
 
       Dr. Al-Arian's sentence ended on April 11th; his imprisonment since then has been completely illegal.
 
For more details of this case, watch this gripping YouTube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPdpxxBR2jk and check out our new pamphlets at pamphlets.freesaminow.com
 
PLEASE SHOW YOUR SUPPORT!
 
2 PHONE CALLS + 1 EMAIL = HUGE DIFFERENCE
 
1. Please sign our petition at www.freesamialarian.com/pet.php
 
2. Call Vincent Archibeque, Assistant Field Office Director of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): (703) 285-6221.
 
3. Call the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (Department of Homeland Security):
(866)-644-8360 (press 1 for English and then press 5 to leave a message)
 
For both, stress that Dr. Al-Arian's prison term ended on April 11th and that his imprisonment since then has been completely illegal. Ask that Dr. Al-Arian be released and deported as soon as possible in accordance with the terms of his plea agreement.
 
Again, always be polite but firm.
 
If you don't speak to a live person:
 
-        simply leave a message on the answering machine; and
-        call back later that day or the next day to try to get through.
 
4. Email Attorney General Michael Mukasey: ASKDOJ@usdoj.gov  
 
Ask Mr. Mukasey to ensure that Dr. Al-Arian is deported as soon as possible in accordance with the plea agreement. (For a letter template, please go to http://www.freesamialarian.com/letters/sample1.doc)
 
-        Before sending the email, make sure to BCC samialarianactioncommittee@gmail.com
 
NOTE: In any given civil rights campaign, there are always more people willing to make a phone call than write an email. Your emails are very important. Just use our letter template and take just five minutes to write out your message. Precisely because so few people ever write their own letter, yours will be exponentially more powerful for that.
 
To learn how you can help even more, please visit: http://www.freesamialarian.com/help.html
 
Lastly, don't forget to PRAY for Dr. Al-Arian and his family.
 
PLEASE FORWARD TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!
 
-        Brought to you by the Sami Al-Arian Action Committee

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Again please email me for the petition forms and if you'd like to join the Action Committee... Remember that when we unite together, injustice doesn't find a place to sit amongst us.

hala!