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Imam Claims Racial Profiling by American Airlines
WNYC ^ | 5/9/11 | Arun Venugopal

Posted on 05/10/2011 11:51:39 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat

One of the city's most prominent Muslim leaders claims he was prevented from boarding two American Airlines flights en route to a conference on Islamophobia last week because of his appearance.

Imam Al-Amin Abdul-Latif — who heads the Majlis Ash-Shura, or Islamic Leadership Council of Metropolitan New York, a representative body that includes dozens of area mosques — said he was twice denied by officials when he tried to board an American Airlines flight from La Guardia to Charlotte, North Carolina, on Friday to attend a conference on Islamophobia.

(Excerpt) Read more at wnyc.org ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: New York; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: aiplane; airlines; american; islam; islamisnotarace; muslim
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Oh the humanity. A conference on Islamophobia and they JUST HAPPEN to encounter "Islamophobia". What a coinky-dink.
1 posted on 05/10/2011 11:51:41 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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To: Recovering_Democrat

Does he really think Americans will care?


2 posted on 05/10/2011 11:54:15 AM PDT by Gerish (Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death.)
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In other news, I accuse Muslim terrorists of profiling airlines abound for/leaving from America.


3 posted on 05/10/2011 11:54:50 AM PDT by thefactor (yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

Dry run busted.


4 posted on 05/10/2011 11:55:53 AM PDT by Redleg Duke ("Madison, Wisconsin is 30 square miles surrounded by reality.", L. S. Dryfus)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

The real definition of “Islamophobia”:

The fear of offending Muslims because they are prone to violence.


5 posted on 05/10/2011 11:56:03 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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Oh whatthef_ever.

Instead of being all insulted and offended by someone drawing a completely reasonable connection between him and those who have repeatedly committed acts of terrorism, maybe he should be as offended by the violent acts of terrorism themselves.

He ought to be offended by those horrible murderous bastards who murder in the name of his religion.

I know, I know, he can’t...


6 posted on 05/10/2011 11:56:28 AM PDT by dinodino (MRS. Dinodino)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

It was wacked-out, nut job, terrorist profiling. Had nothing to do with race.


7 posted on 05/10/2011 11:57:00 AM PDT by Libloather (The epitome of civility.)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

Stay in the Ummah and this won’t happen.


8 posted on 05/10/2011 11:57:09 AM PDT by Oratam
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To: Gerish

“Does he really think Americans will care?”


I know I don’t.


9 posted on 05/10/2011 11:57:31 AM PDT by Mears
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To: Recovering_Democrat

Get use to it Dip Wad Imam!


10 posted on 05/10/2011 11:58:54 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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how to deal with this growing trend of hatred and bigotry towards Islam and Muslims."

You could go back to your country of origin. Suicide is another option.

11 posted on 05/10/2011 11:59:46 AM PDT by ladyjane
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Don’t like it imam....take the bus.


12 posted on 05/10/2011 12:00:06 PM PDT by Ouderkirk (Democrats...the party of Slavery, Segregation, Sodomy, and Sedition)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

When did islam become a race?


13 posted on 05/10/2011 12:00:10 PM PDT by Steely Tom (Obama goes on long after the thrill of Obama is gone)
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One of the city's most prominent Muslim leaders claims he was prevented from boarding two American Airlines flights en route to a conference on Islamophobia last week because of his appearance.

Islam openly declares it intends to conquer the world, make slaves of the conquered, turn all women into property, and kill anyone who resists them or refuses to become Muslim. They follow this up with slaughter all over the world, including in America where Muslim women are beheaded by their husbands and shot dead by their fathers for resisting Islam.

Now, a phobia is an irrational fear. But what is irrational about fearing a murderous, totalitarian organization? The very reason Islam makes use of such hideous methods of murder is to terrorize people.

So what exactly do they talk about at an "Islamophobia" conference? What aspect of fear, loathing or rejection towards this blood-drenched, murderous cult is irrational?

And why, when they try to claim civil injury, doesn't the court throw them out on their asses for contempt?

14 posted on 05/10/2011 12:02:20 PM PDT by Talisker (When you find a turtle on top of a fence post, you can be damn sure it didn't get there on its own.)
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I was on a flight from Houston to Memphis and there was this lady in Moslem garb, but not face covering. Had a knap sack or something with Islamic something clearly written on it. She was putting herself in the middle of where everybody needed to walk and drawing attention to herself in a way and laying her bag out for maximum exposure. Just strange, you know.


15 posted on 05/10/2011 12:03:47 PM PDT by RushingWater
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First airline that doesn’t profile these heathens I’ll boycott.


16 posted on 05/10/2011 12:05:36 PM PDT by Mach9
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To: Recovering_Democrat

For the “strong horse” they sure do whine a lot.


17 posted on 05/10/2011 12:05:39 PM PDT by NailInACoffin
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To: Recovering_Democrat

Air travel by Islamics is haraam.


18 posted on 05/10/2011 12:06:01 PM PDT by Paladin2
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But the senior imam thinks his appearance -- a kufi, or Muslim cap, and a beard dyed bright-red with henna -- caused airline officials to single him out.

Ya Think?

19 posted on 05/10/2011 12:08:19 PM PDT by rocksblues (Obama, the biggest liar in the history of American politics!)
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How could this involve racial discrimination when it's nearly impossible to determine what race he is?


20 posted on 05/10/2011 12:16:10 PM PDT by savedbygrace (But God.)
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