Sami Amin Al-Arian is a Palestinian computer engineer who was convicted of conspiracy to help Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Al-Arian, a former university professor, was arrested by the United States government in 2003 on charges of funding terrorists. He was acquitted on eight of the 17 charges against him December 2005 after a six month trial with three co-defendants. Wikipedia
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Nahla Al-Arian's Appeal before the Department of Justice I arrived from Tampa yesterday, leaving my two youngest children with unanswered questions. www.freesamialarian.com/home.htm
Al-Arian says the letter was a response to a Kuwaiti friend's inquiry about the relationship between Islamic Jihad and Hamas, and whether to support them. www.sptimes.com/2003/02/21/TampaBay/Sami_Al_Arian__in_his...
Sami Amin Al-Arian, 45, born in Kuwait, a resident of Temple Terrace, Fla., and for many years a professor at the University of South Florida's College of Engineering. www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2003/February/03_crm_099.htm
