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  • Univ. of California, Berkeley Student, Iraqi Refugee Accuses Southwest Airlines of Discrimination

    04/16/2016 10:30:53 AM PDT · by nickcarraway · 31 replies
    NBC Bay Area ^ | Apr 15, 2016 | Laura Malpert
    The 26-year-old fled Iraq in 2002 after his father, an Iraqi diplomat, was killed under Saddam Hussein's regimeA University of California, Berkeley student and Iraqi refugee has accused a major airline of discrimination. Khairuldeen Makhzoomi was set to fly from Los Angeles to Oakland, return to campus and attend classes on April 6. However, he was booted from Southwest Airlines flight 4260 – after speaking Arabic, he alleged. The 26-year-old fled Iraq in 2002 after his father, an Iraqi diplomat, was killed under Saddam Hussein's regime, the Daily Californian reports. Makhzoomi's family lived in Jordan until the United States granted...