‘Flying While Muslim’? Some ‘Tips’ Might Help

By Abdi Aynte
Thursday, May 03, 2007 at 11:23 am

***Updated with TSA quote***.

Ever since six Muslim Imams were removed from a Minneapolis flight late last year, many local Muslims said they avoid the attention-grabbing activities that prompted the whole incident. Still, most of them hardly board a flight without being thoroughly searched, and at times questioned for hours.

For many, a new post 9/11 era was born. And they have a new name for it: “Flying While Muslim,

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Abdirahim
Comment posted May 3, 2007 @ 2:13 pm

Thanks for the report Thanks Abdi for the informative report. As a Muslim-American who frequently travels, I can relate to this report. I just hope this whole eposode will come to an end.

I wonder, if you are black and a Muslim, then you have to be concerned: “Driving While Black & Flying While Muslim”!!!


Nora
Comment posted May 3, 2007 @ 5:44 pm

Fear-mongering is behind all this So our government wants to alianate 6-8 million citizens through this draconian measures?

Bush’s Doctorine is poised to fail; our nation should return to normalcy after that happens.


Abdirahim
Comment posted May 3, 2007 @ 9:13 am

Thanks for the report Thanks Abdi for the informative report. As a Muslim-American who frequently travels, I can relate to this report. I just hope this whole eposode will come to an end.

I wonder, if you are black and a Muslim, then you have to be concerned: “Driving While Black & Flying While Muslim”!!!


Nora
Comment posted May 3, 2007 @ 12:44 pm

Fear-mongering is behind all this So our government wants to alianate 6-8 million citizens through this draconian measures?

Bush's Doctorine is poised to fail; our nation should return to normalcy after that happens.


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