2 Muslim men pulled from plane bound for North Carolina

Source: CNN.COM

(CNN) -- Two Muslim men were removed from a plane headed to North Carolina because passengers were uncomfortable, the Council on American-Islamic Relations said. The incident occurred Friday on a flight from Tennessee to North Carolina.

Masudur Rahman and Mohamed Zaghloul were wearing the traditional Muslim attire, CNN affiliate WCNC reported. They were headed to North Carolina for a conference on prejudice against Muslims, according to the affiliate.

Atlantic Southeast Airlines, which operated the flight, said the incident is under investigation.

"Atlantic Southeast Airlines flight 5452 from Memphis to Charlotte returned to the gate to allow for additional screening of a passenger and the passenger's companion," the statement said. "We take security and safety very seriously, and the event is currently under investigation."



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"headed to North Carolina for a conference on prejudice against Muslims." Damn, you can't make this stuff up!

What exactly is "traditional Muslim attire". Would that be traditional attire from their country of origin? What is "traditional Christian" attire? What is "traditional Jewish" attire.

:crazy:

This is exactly why I got so damn mad at Juan Williams...Terrorist do not wear "Islamic Attire"! NEVER!

And while we're at it, how many of the 9/11 hijackers were wearing "traditional Muslim attire"?

he was both Arabic and a muslim jihadist.

Traditional Arabic attire, predates Islam. The robes and headscarves existed before Mohammed did.

some Jewish men (not the same headcovering). And I assume a woman who covers her head in a certain way may well be Muslim, especially if some or most of her face is also covered. And, of course,not all Jews or Muslims follow those practices.

Apart from that, clothng that is not Western looking seems to be more a sign of national original or personal preference than of religion.

They could have been wearing dishdashers, perhaps kumas..That would scare the shit out of ignorant right-wing Southerner bigots.. or northern bigots, or mid-west bigots. :>)). I bought a kuma when I was in Oman in february.. love to wear it.

My airport is close to a college that has many Arab students. They always present you their passport and they are in tradition Arab clothing but they fly like they are straight out of a hip hop video. It always cracks me up. They totally want to blend in while here. They must whip the Arab clothes out of their carry on as soon as they hit the ground to meet Mom and Dad. I have only seen one women in a burka and she did create a stir but we know TSA did the proper screening of her in a private room and made her show her face to a female so we felt ok about her flying. she did get many looks and people do freak out but it is her right to wear it. When we check people in and we get a bad vibe we will notify the leos and tsa. If they are from a certain country they get the total selectee process. That all goes back to the axis of evil countries under Bush.

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I in all honesty don't know if I would freak out or not if I was on that plane.

I used to fly just fine until one really uncomfortable ride in the middle seat of a commuter plane. Ever since then it's all a puzzle to me how I will react. Logic can tell you everything is fine but the subconscious is a really odd thing.

people would be a lot less stressed. Not that that has anything to do with the bigots, but cattle on their way to the slaughterhouse probably travel with the same degree of comfort as airline coach travelers.

I can remember what it was like to fly 50 years ago. Night and day different.

passangers and offered to book them on a later flight. Looks like we've gone from driving while black to flying while Muslim.

irony where the 2 men were headed

TSA gets a very bad rap and we know that 50% of it is correct but they do check these people out. The axis of evil countries still get the extra screening and if they are in traditional garb they get the bulk item pat down. People over react and that is crazy.

...we still have DWB

If they are the ones who are uncomfortable, put them on another flight. Why make others accommodate them.

If people are pulled off a plane because the other passengers are "uncomfortable" that they appear Muslim, the flight is canceled altogether. Let everybody be inconvenienced, the bigots as well.

would be if the people who complained had to rent a car and personally chauffeur those they were uncomfortable with anywhere they wanted to go.

What would have happened if someone (I would like to imagine that I would have the nerve)complained about being uncomfortable flying in a plane full of frightened bigots. That would have been an interesting scenario. I wonder if the people who complain about being afraid to fly with narrow minded self-centered clods would be shown the same respect and consideration as said clods. Sometimes I hate people.

It's a word I seldom use (because first off all I don't have any, and secondly, if I did, I wouldn't announce it), but I was pretty angry when i made that post, and I felt it carried more emphasis. Evidently, too much, because it blurred the message!
:)

Such attitudes go hand-in-hand with militarism and dominance.

And not a genital reference.

We all know what the derogatory refers to.

First off, you will notice that I did not use the term in question, as it is a term I do not use.

I do, however, dispute your etymology of the term, and I sincerely believe it is derived from "scaredy cat".

And, quite frankly, if you cannot handle a difference of opinion on the etymology of a term and have to impugn the character of those with whom you disagree, then you frankly have other personality issues.

Perhaps you have some insight into the origin of this term to offer, or perhaps you are just one of those people who derives self worth by accusing others of odious things.

That Southeast Airlines is going to be paying a lot of money in discrimination fees in the near future.

gentlemen give their talk to the passengers. Now there would have been an education worth the learning.

flown to North Carolina by themselves and let everyone else wait for the next plane. The layover in an Airport would cost them money for food and Lodging and maybe teach them a lesson.

Just remove the bigots (complainers) and get on with it. Nobody else should be removed.

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not the passengers.

To be accurate about it.

The stupidity and prejudice of people are astounding.

"the pilot absolutely refused and ultimately took off," Hooper said.

And I agree.

And the pilot is trying to scapegoat his passengers. Mighty big of him. I hope he gets fired.

If the pilot really did instigate the toss-off, then it suggests he may be a right-wing authoritarian who is motivated by fear and who thinks by a system of beliefs rather than by using rational thought.

Probably not the very best kind of pilot in a crisis. But on the other hand, there seem to be lots of them flying and they do okay. So take this observation with a high degree of skepticism.

Ignorance feeding faux fear.

Anybody who was gonna do anything bad would try to blend in.

Oh, you just meant from the plane. :sarcasm:

Every six weeks, the same story in the news...When are people going to stop pulling "scary, strange-looking" ticketholders off flights?