Professor Arrested on Terror Charge Loses Job
From Staff and Wire Reports
The University of South Florida fired a professor who was branded a leader of the terrorist Palestinian Islamic Jihad by Washington and was arrested on charges of conspiring to kill more than 100 people.
University President Judy Genshaft said Sami Al-Arian was dismissed because he had abused his position, not because of the criminal charges.
Al-Arian has denied the charges and been on a hunger strike since his arrest last week.
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