Tue 13 Sep 2005
(Published.)
From Katherine Hughes:
This is in response to Richard A. Lindsay’s letter of Tuesday, September 13th: Haikal Abu-Ghoush sat through most of the 17 week trial of Dr. Dhafir. Therefore his defense of Dr. Dhafir is not blind, it is based on first hand experience. (more…)
Tue 13 Sep 2005
(Unpublished.)
From Gay Montague:
I attended the trial of Dr. Dhafir for 17 weeks on a daily basis. The reason I attended is that I had read about this case and was concerned about our civil liberties (especially in the wake of 9-11). (more…)
Thu 1 Sep 2005
From:Syracuse Peace Newsletter September 2005
by Magda Bayoumi
Who is Dr. Dhafir, and why was he on trial?
Dr. Rafil Dhafir was born in Iraq and immigrated to the US in 1972. He has been a US citizen and Central New York resident for almost 30 years. (more…)
Wed 24 Aug 2005
From Linda Bergh:
In Defense of Dr. Dhafir
Sent to Post-Standard on 8/24/05 (Unpublished)
To the Editor:
I must write in defense of Dr. Dhafir against government allegations that he had connections with terrorism. (more…)
Mon 14 Feb 2005
Letter to the Post-Standard
People of Faith Prayed for Dr. Rafil Dhafir and Witnessed his Trial
For fourteen weeks of trial and one week of summation, religious leaders, people of faith, and justice-seekers gathered by ones, twos, or more at the Federal Building plaza to pray for Dr. Rafil Dhafir and the trial proceedings, as well as for our nation and the world. (more…)
Tue 25 Jan 2005
By Gay Montague
(Gay has attended the trial daily since it began.)
As a daily observer in the courtroom since the trial of Dr. Dhafir began fourteen weeks ago, my learning curve is huge; my knowledge and understanding of Muslim culture and practice has been broadened. On the other hand, any remaining shards of my rose-colored glasses regarding the workings of our justice system have been removed. (more…)
Wed 8 Dec 2004
By Jeanne DeSocio.
(Jeanne has attended much of the court proceedings.)
A version of this letter appeared in
To the Editors:
Generous Americans have always been free and often encouraged by television infomercials to donate money to help poor children throughout the world. The exception to this rule was the U.S. Government’s restrictions which discouraged Americans from donating money to help Iraqi children after the Gulf War. (more…)