Yesterday, Negeen Mayel appeared on Freedom Watch her arrest last year at the Dearborn Arab Festival. Those of you who have been paying attention to this event should already know the background behind this story (and for those who don’t, kindly go here for a recap of the events). It is good to see that this news story isn’t being ignored, and that something is being done to let people know that this kind of injustice is going on in Dearborn and other areas that are being affected by Islamisation. Watch the five minute video clip here: Freedom Watch – Since When is Filming Cops a Crime?

Mary Jo Sharp just updated via Facebook that all four—Nabeel Qureshi, David Wood, Paul Rezkalla, and Negeen Mayel—have been found not guilty of disturbing the peace. Mayel’s separate charge of failure to obey stuck, though. Their lawyer will appeal. Update: State Representative Tom McMillin (R-Rochester Hills) had the following statement regarding the verdicts given in the trial of the four Christian missionaries arrested at the Dearborn Arab American Festival: Today in Dearborn, the jury got it mostly right in finding Paul, David and Nabeel innocent of disturbing the peace. The city of Dearborn, the Dearborn Police and especially the Dearborn Mayor owe them a huge apology immediately. However the guilty decision for Negeen Mayel’s charge of failure to obey a police officer is extremely disturbing to me. I met with the ACLU here in Michigan recently to make sure we had good laws protecting citizens’ right to video police officers [...]

I recently ran into this video by a fellow named Farhan who attempts a response to David Wood’s video entitled How Can God Die? I have decided to post a video response of my own, so here it is: Please excuse the less than perfect video editing. I used a different editing program than I usually use for making this video.

For those of us who have been following the unfolding saga about the arrest of the four Acts 17 Apologetics members at the 2010 Arab International Festival in Dearborn, MI, but who are not directly involved with the case, the whole issue should be practically resolved now. (Even in the courtroom, if justice retains any real meaning in the state of Michigan, the matter should be practically resolved.) Acts 17 Apologetics not only did nothing wrong, violating neither the rules of the festival not the laws of the City, but even the incident for which they were arrested and are facing trial, “the Williams incident” that they have released the video footage of, demonstrates no wrongdoing of any kind. As I had indicated to Yahya Snow, they have argued from one video release to the next that they never violated any rules or laws, from the moment they entered the [...]

POLICE REPORT: “Acts 17 was harassing people, screaming at Muslims, and starting a riot!” MAYOR: “Acts 17 just wants to make Muslims look bad!” JUDGE: “Give them their cameras back.” DAVID AND NABEEL: “Here’s the footage, everyone. We told you they were lying.” MUSLIM: “Acts 17 is harassing Muslims? Let’s kill those guys.” CITY OF DEARBORN: “Here is David’s home address.” Thanks, Dearborn. You just keep adding to your lawful conduct. It seems David Wood has discovered that the City of Dearborn has been releasing copies of the arrest reports with personal identifying information removed for everyone—except David Wood. “Not long ago, someone forwarded me the report being released by the Dearborn Police Department. Nabeel’s address, Negeen’s address, and Paul’s address had all been taken out. My full name and home address, however, were prominently displayed on page six of the report!” Just when you think the City of Dearborn [...]

UPDATED: 10 August 2010, 5:07 AM (Pacific) Jason Smathers, from the Witness Unto Me blog, has been continuing his research into the arrest of Acts 17 Apologetics and the charges against them. For just over a week he has been digging into “the Williams incident”—that is, the circumstances from which came the criminal complaint and for which Acts 17 Apologetics were arrested. “The Williams incident,” of course, refers to festival volunteer Roger Williams, whose complaint to the Dearborn police serving at the Arab International Festival resulted in the arrest of the Acts 17 Apologetics team—Nabeel Qureshi, David Wood, Paul Rezkalla, and Negeen Mayel—on charges of disturbing the peace. What we know for sure is that there are two versions of the events surrounding the complaint: there is the version that Williams reported to the police, and the version that Acts 17 Apologetics says the video camera recorded. The question of [...]

A couple of thoughts occurred to me, as I have been contemplating the documentation that Witness Unto Me requested and received. One is critical of Amal Alslami, the other is critical of Acts 17 Apologetics. Let me share them. Amal Alslami was one of the volunteers this year at the Arab International Festival in Dearborn, Michigan. The question I find myself chewing on is whether or not she is reliable as a witness, and this question occurs to me because I notice that she had given contradicting testimony to the Dearborn police. The arrest report entered by Officer Brian Kapanowski contains the description of the original harassment complaint reported by Roger Williams. According to the report, Williams said that the four Acts 17 Apologetics members had surrounded him with all three cameras and badgered him with questions until he finally had to radio security, at which time he was finally [...]

Jason Smathers, who runs the Witness Unto Me blog, has finally received copies of the arrest records and other documentation he requested at the end of June relating to the Dearborn Arab International Festival and the arrest of the Acts 17 Apologetics team. While very little of the information is new, the documentary evidence is appreciated for proving which side of the story is more reliable and trustworthy (when compared against what the camera recorded). What is essentially ‘new’ to the ongoing story are the unedited statements from the Dearborn police regarding (a) the circumstances surrounding the arrest, (b) the original “criminal complaint” from Roger Williams, and (c) the testimony of Amal Alslami, who supported Williams and his complaint. The other documents included, e.g., Food Booth Rules & Regulations, are interesting for the insanely curious but otherwise contain little of probative value to the case. Smathers requested all such documents [...]

(via) (HT: Luis Dizon)

There was apparently a rally in Dearborn, MI, yesterday (Monday) protesting the arrests of the Acts 17 Apologetics team, organized by Dearborn attorney and Republican candidate for Congress Majed Moughni, who is not only concerned that their constitutional rights were violated but also that it might hurt the image of Dearborn. “Their arrests should never have happened,” he told the Detroit Free Press. “We respect the Constitution. No one should be afraid to come here and speak.” He said the rights of the missionaries ought to be respected even if the people being addressed don’t agree with the message. “It’s like the KKK walking into an African-American festival,” he said. “You can’t arrest them just because you disagree with their views.” Behind him was a large sign that he had designed which read, “USA: Free Speech For Everyone!” Moughni is also a Muslim well-known for organizing a silent protest along [...]