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August 2010

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The latest on Acts 17 Apologetics

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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 [...]

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Monday

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July 2010

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Update on Acts 17 Apologetics

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Today was the arraignment of the four Acts 17 Apologetics members who were arrested last month in Dearborn, Michigan. They are all being charged with a misdemeanor offense for disturbing the peace; Nabeel Qureshi, 29, David Wood, 34, Paul Rezkalla, 18, and Negeen Mayel, 18 (who is facing an additional charge of disobeying a police officer) face fines of up to $500 each and up to 93 days in jail. Their attorney Robert Muise with the Thomas More Law Center entered a plea of “not guilty,” and noted that they will file a lawsuit against the City of Dearborn in federal court. They are all free on bond and will return to court on 3 August 2010 for a motion hearing, and the trial is set for 20 September 2010. Additionally, the Dearborn city attorney told them that their videos and cameras would be returned this week. Click here for [...]

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Friday

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June 2010

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More information on Dearborn arrests

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As reported by Micki Steele of The Detroit News, Senior Trial Counsel for the Thomas More Law Center, Robert Muise, has said that the four Acts 17 Apologetics members who were arrested 18 June 2010 at the Arab International Festival—Nabeel Qureshi, David Wood, Paul Rezkalla, and Negeen Mayel—will appear before the 19th District Court in Dearborn, MI, on 12 July 2010. They will plead “not guilty” and request a jury trial. Steele also noted that Dearborn Police Chief Ronald Haddad has declined to comment on the case, and that phone calls to American Arab Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Fay Beydoun were not returned. 19th District Court 16077 Michigan Ave. Dearborn, MI, 48126 (313) 943-2060

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Tuesday

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June 2010

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And the hits just keep on coming

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Again the value of video footage simply cannot be understated. On Sunday evening the weekend of their arrest, after being released on bail, David Wood and Paul Rezkalla returned to the Arab Festival in Dearborn, MI, to conduct something of an experiment (along with a friend, Antonio Santana). Instead of going inside the festival, they stood outside of it and distributed pamphlets of the Gospel of John in Arabic and English. The video of the experience is incredible. For three individuals standing on a public street handing out religious pamphlets in an American city, the Dearborn Police Department responded in under five minutes with a total of eight uniformed officers and arrested them. This is the assault on the rights and freedoms of Americans that is taking place in Dearborn, Michigan. Every year for three days in June, pursuant to a decision by U.S. District Court Judge Paul Borman, the [...]

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Saturday

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June 2010

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More on arrest at Arab Festival

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Some more information about the arrest last night of Nabeel Qureshi and David Wood of Acts 17 Apologetics ministry at the Arab Festival in Dearborn, Michigan. Due to their experience last year at the Arab Festival, Nabeel and David (along with two of their friends, Negeen and Paul Rezkalla) were very careful and thoughtful about their behavior and activities this year—not speaking to anyone unless approached, not carrying any Christian pamphlets, walking away the moment anyone asked them to stop talking to them, refusing to comment about Islam, etc. And, of course, they filmed their entire experience on multiple cameras, in order to ensure that no lies would be able to survive scrutiny. And “lies” is precisely the reason they were arrested, according to Nabeel, who said the police told them they were being arrested for “breaching the peace.” From what Nabeel was able to gather, one of the festival [...]

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