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See USA vs. Al-Arian Tomorrow Night!

Suzanne Ito,
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June 25, 2008

Tomorrow night, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û and will co-present a screening of at the . The documentary profiles university professor Sami Al-Arian, a pro-Palestinian activist who, in 2003, was charged in with funding and supporting a Palestinian terrorist group. Al-Arian was held in solitary confinement for 2 ½ years while awaiting trial. Despite the U.S. governments' attempt to portray Al-Arian as a criminal and terrorist, the jury found him not guilty of all charges.

Thursday's screening is at 9 p.m. at the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center (165 West 65th Street). Jamil Dakwar, Director of the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û's Human Rights Program and ³¾²¹²Ô-²¹²ú´Ç³Ü³Ù-³Ò³Ü²¹²Ô³Ùá²Ô²¹³¾´Ç, will give introductory remarks.

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