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To: Cindy
Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations, expressed anger at the detentions.

"CAIR will be filing a complaint with relevant authorities in the morning over the treatment of the imams to determine whether the incident was caused by anti-Muslim hysteria by the passengers and/or the airline crew," Hooper said. "Because, unfortunately, this is a growing problem of singling out Muslims or people perceived to be Muslims at airports, and it's one that we've been addressing for some time."

Hooper said the conference drew about 150 imams from all over the country, and that those attending included U.S. Rep.-elect Keith Ellison, D-Minneapolis, who just became the first Muslim elected to Congress. Shahin said they went as far as notifying police and the FBI about their meeting in advance."

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Reached by cell phone just after his release, Shahin said he didn't know where they would spend the night or how they would try to get back to Phoenix on Tuesday. Hooper said US Airways refused to put the men on another flight."

Oh Geez! The local radio guys are talking about the Borat movie. BBL

155 posted on 11/21/2006 4:44:30 AM PST by mplsconservative
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More....

http://www.startribune.com/462/story/826056.html


156 posted on 11/21/2006 4:48:25 AM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (Send Lawyers, Guns And Money (Not Necessarily In That Order))
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