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(CNN)It was 3:30 in the morning when Robert Alan Black was escorted into Khalifa jail. An American in Abu Dhabi, he found himself frightened even though the other prisoners were sleeping. Movie scenes from "Midnight Express" and "Brubaker" swirled through his head. He sat at a table in the common area, waiting for the others to wake, not knowing what the reaction would be to his presence. Black, who has a degree in architecture, three master's degrees and a doctorate in educational psychology, was in Abu Dhabi, the capital of United Arab Emirates, for October's Creative Thinkers Conference. He was to present a workshop and emcee the event.

Meanwhile, Black's family, friends and colleagues were raising money to hire an
Abu Dhabi attorney and working official channels to get Black released.