An airline is investigating the removal of two imams from a flight headed to North Carolina, ostensibly because passengers felt uncomfortable with their presence of the pair -- both clad in Islamic attire.
The two -- who hold high religious positions in the Muslim community -- were headed to North Carolina for a conference on prejudice against Muslims, or Islamaphobia. The meeting is sponsored by the North American Imams Federation.
Originally posted by truthseekerlady77
reply to post by fordrew
I can't say that I blame them for being scared with all the reports of retaliation attacks. Look if muslims don't like this, the door is open for them to leave.
Here is my problem with the so called Peaceful Islamist----I hardly never hear them speaking out against the radicals. Unfortunately because of the radicals people are going to have a hard time trusting any of them because right now we are unable to tell if they are radical or not by just looking at them. Unless your psychic, so it's obvious that there is going to be fear. You can't blame them. That's what the radicals wanted though...terror. Blame them when you get kicked off a plane for being Muslim, not the people that are just a little scared and rightfully so. I mean the more Muslim garb you wear the more suspicious you will be. Maybe perhaps they could change their clothing while flying and wear a cowboy hate. I mean sometimes you have to make sacrifices , it's only clothing after all..I seriously doubt Allah really gives a rip about what you are wearing. So it only makes sense that you dress for the occasion and change your clothes while flying. It will make life much easier for you.edit on 7-5-2011 by truthseekerlady77 because: (no reason given)edit on 7-5-2011 by truthseekerlady77 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by truthseekerlady77
Look if muslims don't like this, the door is open for them to leave.
Here is my problem with the so called Peaceful Islamist----I hardly never hear them speaking out against the radicals.
Maybe perhaps they could change their clothing while flying and wear a cowboy hat. I mean sometimes you have to make sacrifices..
it's only clothing after all.
Originally posted by mwood
reply to post by pandapowerjamie
So since 9/11 security has gotten much tighter and Americans have to put up with more invasions of our privacy
to make everyone safer. We have to just deal with all the changes and repercussions of what happened but people of Islamic background should feel no inconveniences, repercussions or scrutiny?
That's just human nature to be suspicious. Racism isn't right but if you are jumped by a gang of say, black guys and beaten and robbed then you ARE going to be nervous everytime you see black people coming down the street towards you..
Originally posted by truthseekerlady77
reply to post by pandapowerjamie
LOL! You obviously aren't getting my point. Sometimes people don't like the truth. Looks like you might be one of them.
I would tell you sorry for making you feel that way, but it looks like you think I am discriminatory and don't care about other feeling, so I will not bother.
