News Sources: Muslim Charity Mistrial

A U.S. judge has dealt a stunning blow to the government's legal battle in the "war on terror," declaring a mistrial in the case of a Muslim charity accused of aiding Palestinian militants. U.S. district judge Joe Fish declared the mistrial after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict in the trial of the Texas-based Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development after 19 days of deliberations. Reporters looking for experts to intervivew on this topic can find them online at the collegenews.org database of news sources and subject matter experts from America's leading liberal arts colleges, including the following (click on names for contact information):

Fawaz Gerges - Professor of Middle East Studies, Sarah Lawrence College - A MacArthur Fellow, Gerges studies Arab politics, militant Islamic movements, the Arab-Israeli peace process and America's relations with the Arab world. Gerges is the author of America and Political Islam: Clash of Cultures or Clash of Interests? and The Far Enemy: Why Jihad Went Global. He has contributed to major foreign affairs publications and newspapers.

Bradford Dillman - Assistant Professor, International Political Economy - University of Puget Sound - Dillman teaches courses in Middle East politics and illicit global economies. He spent a number of years teaching in Turkey and Egypt. In addition, his research has taken him to Algeria and Morocco. Current research includes Middle East political economies and democratization. He's written and edited numerous publications.

Omid Safi -Asst. prof of philosophy and religion, Colgate University - Safi is co-founder of the Progressive Muslims.