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cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0><font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Sami Al-Arian</b></font><p><b>AKA</b> Sami Amin Al-Arian<p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/531/000106213/" class=proflink>14-Jan</a>-<a href="/lists/957/000105642/" class=proflink>1958</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> <a href="/geo/411/000080171/" class=proflink>Kuwait</a><br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Religion:</b> <a href="/lists/283/000069076/" class=proflink>Muslim</a><br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> Middle Eastern<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> <a href="/lists/177/000068970/" class=proflink>Criminal</a><p><b>Executive summary:</b> Professor convicted of funding terrorism<p><b>Wife:</b> Nahla Al-Najjar (m. 1979, five children)<br><b>Son:</b> Abdullah Al-Arian<br><b>Daughter:</b> Laila<br><b>Daughter:</b> Leena<br><b>Son:</b> Ali<br><b>Daughter:</b> Lama<br><p> High School: Egypt<br> University: <a href="/edu/795/000068591/">BS Electrical Engineering, Southern Illinois University (1978)</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/036/000079796/">MS Computer Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (1980)</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/036/000079796/">PhD Computer Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (1985)</a><br> Professor: <a href="/edu/236/000081990/">University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (1986-2005)</a><br><p> <u>Arab Muslim Youth League</u> <br> <u>Florida Islamic Academy</u> <br> <u>Islamic Association for Palestine</u> <br> <u>Islamic Committee for Palestine</u> <br> <u>Islamic Community Center, Tampa, FL</u> <br> <u>Palestinian Islamic Jihad</u> <br> <u>World Islamic Study Enterprise</u> <br> <a href="/crime/909/000087648/">Terrorism</a> acquitted<br> <a href="/crime/504/000045369/">Conspiracy</a> pled guilty (14-Apr-2006)<br> <a href="/crime/366/000050216/">Contempt of Court</a> Alexandria, VA (2007)<br> <a href="/event/206/000101900/">Hunger Strike</a> (22-Jan-2007)<br> <a 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