Two Muslim scholars headed to a conference on American were pulled from a morning flight on Friday, and were later told that the pilot had refused to fly with them aboard. Masudur Rahman, a professor of Arabic at the University of Memphis, and Mohamed Zaghloul, Imam at the Islamic Association of Greater Memphis, were asked to deplane Atlantic Southeast Airlines flight 5452 from Memphis to Charlotte. They were subjected to additional security checks after the plane had pushed back from the gate. After additional screening, the two men were cleared by Delta representatives to re-board the plane, but were then told the pilot would not take them. Rahman said both men had been cleared for check-in and boarding by airline and Transportation Security Administration officials during normal pre-flight procedures. According to a TSA spokesman, the decision to remove the two passengers was made by the airline. The two men were headed to a North American Imams conference where they were scheduled to lead prayers. This year's conference is discussing Islamophobia or fears of Islam and discrimination against American Muslims. Rahman said Delta officials told them it was not passengers who were uncomfortable with the men's presence, but the pilot.
I'm getting tired of this discrimination against Muslims! It's all started after 9/11. People's attitudes started to changed towards Muslims for no reason. Why can't the pilot just accept and take them?! Just what's the fuck is wrong with him?
wow...flying often makes me a little bit more nervous but i'm not going to discriminate until you get up a little too fast or get out of line...as soon as that happens it's over...lippy is clobbering you over the head with my shoe, tying you up with my computer cord, spraying my travel size fragrance in your eyes and then going to sit on you the rest of the flight...guess no one would be upset about my fat ass then:smt079
