Tue 14 Aug 2007
This is an excerpt from a recent letter from Dr. Dhafir:
“I am not in the habit of complaining, but you asked me to keep you informed of my situation.
“I am having a great problem with the medical services here. (more…)
Tue 13 Feb 2007
“When my home was ransacked, one of the government’s main targets was my library. They nearly emptied it. What did they take? They took my Islamic books, they came looking for books of certain authors and took all these authors’ books. They took Quran recitation tapes even though these books and tapes are available at any book store.
“They didn’t touch my Encyclopedia Britannica, my Encyclopedia of the American History, none of the books of Richard Nixon or Henry Kissinger (more…)
Wed 7 Feb 2007
[Katherine: Below is a letter from Rafil about his transfer and new prison situation at Terre Haute, Indiana. The first part of the letter was written around December 17, 2006; it was completed on January 18, 2007 and received on February 3, 2007.]
I am writing you from Terre Haute, Indiana where I was just moved. I was put in isolation for 2 days before the move in what I know now was a nationwide operation to put Muslims/Arabs in one place so that we can be closely monitored regarding our communications, be it our phone calls or visits or correspondence. (more…)
Thu 4 Jan 2007
Dr. Dhafir was moved to Terre Haute Prison and below is an excerpt from a letter he wrote on December 18th:
“So far we are treated fairly and with respect. There are 16 of us from all over the country (predominantly Muslim/Arabs) and we are told to expect up to 75. It is an experiment ordered by the Attorney General personally. Please let me know if this is mentioned in the news media.” (more…)
Tue 12 Sep 2006
“What was the result of Feb 26, 2003 besides imprisoning of innocent people? Scores of innocent elderly American cancer patients died needlessly, innumerable tens of thousands of Iraqi needy (children, women and men) died, and more than that suffered malnutrition and the humiliation of poverty. (more…)
Thu 26 Jan 2006
Dr. Dhafir had been in prison for 6 months: (more…)
Tue 6 Dec 2005
Below is a link to a video of a fundraising event for Help the Needy. Dr. Dhafir speaks (more…)
Tue 6 Dec 2005
To me, it was written November 29th, 2005 and I received it yesterday:
I am grateful that your card was the first piece of mail I received here and frankly I was surprised (more…)