Posted on 11/21/2006 10:04:47 AM PST by Sub-Driver
U.S. Muslims outraged after imams kicked off plane
By Michael Conlon 27 minutes ago
Muslim leaders expressed outrage on Tuesday after six imams were removed from a commercial airline flight in Minnesota for what they said was nothing more than trying to say evening prayers.
"They were treated like terrorists ... humiliated," said Abu Hannoud, civil rights director for the Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, who said the men were taken off the US Airways flight in handcuffs.
He said the men were still trying to find a flight back to Phoenix where most are affiliated with a major mosque after the carrier refused them passage following the incident on Monday evening.
"We are concerned that crew members, passengers and security personnel may have succumbed to fear and prejudice based on stereotyping of Muslims and Islam," added Nihad Awad, executive director of the council, in a statement from the group's Washington headquarters.
"We call on relevant authorities to investigate whether proper procedures were followed by security personnel and members of the US Airways flight crew," he said.
The group said the men told it they were accused of "suspicious activity," which they believed was only their attempt to pray.
Hannoud said in an interview that the men had been attending a three-day meeting of the North American Imams Federation in the Minneapolis area "discussing how to build bridges" between Muslims and American society, and that the FBI and local police had been informed in advance about the meeting.
"They were rewarded by being treated like terrorists," he said. "Their humiliation is really a humiliation for the entire Muslim community," he added, and further proof that Islam phobia is a growing problem in the United States.
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The softening up of society is their ultimate gaol. Their action was just as unjustifiable as the "joker" talking about a big surprise in his luggage and so on.
Still, it is not as bad as a tirade in a university library.
I do not trust these people.
"Muslims enraged after...(fill in the blanks)"
Guess they finally figured the best way was to go to an infidel's airport, shout "allahu akbar" a few dozen times, and then stare menacingly at all the infidels walking by...
Oops, back to the drawing board!
A better hint. LEAVE OUR COUNTRY AND DON'T LET THE DOOR HIT YOU IN THE A$$ ON THE WAY OUT.
If the imams were breast feeding then they'd have a case. As it is, sounds like the Airline had it right.
Didn't Jesus teach that people who PRAYED IN SECRET would be blessed publickly? Wasn't it HYPROCRITES AND PHARISEES that longed to pray publickly to be SEEN OF MEN for their righteousness. Kudos to U.S. Airways. and tell them to go to the chapels at airports to do their shows. Meanwhile this terrorizes the REST of the passengers, they need to show sensitivity to other cultures in airports.
Dear Muslims.... can you hear the sound of me... not caring.
They're outraged? Like that's new.
Our first muslim elected,Kieth Ellison,attended this 'gathering'....I have not seen one comment from him yet,anyone heard a peep from him?
Why are these people outraged more on transportation problems than murder of innocent people?
You New Yorkers! You'll do anything to get jobs for those upstate apple-knockers.
Exactly. Why has this never occured before? Because the grinning little b@st@rds did it on purpose.
To be fair, some Muslims get outraged by stuff like cartoons and decorative swirls on ice cream packaging.
Low threshold here.
To be fair, some Muslims get outraged by stuff like cartoons and decorative swirls on ice cream packaging.
Low threshold here.
They knew the time of day the flight was leaving before they ever bought their tickets. They have no excuse for booking a flight at a time when they knew they would be praying. They did this on purpose.
Another day, another reason muslims are outraged. Who cares?
And now for a happy thought , all of those bastards roasting on a stake in hell!
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