Posted on 11/21/2006 9:57:04 AM PST by wallcrawlr
One of the Muslim scholars removed from a US Airways flight on Monday today called for imams around the country to boycott the airline after employees refused to sell him new tickets for his flight home.
On Monday, Omar Shahin and five other imams had gone to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to fly home to Phoenix after attending a conference in Minneapolis of the North American Imams Federation. Shahin is president of the group.
But after passengers raised concerns about the imams — three of whom said their normal evening prayers in the airport terminal before boarding the Phoenix-bound plane — the imams were removed from the flight and questioned by authorities.
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This is a win/win. It will make the air safer, and will end racial profiling at the airports. /sarcasm
Hey, I'll fly U.S. Airways every time if the Muslims will boycott it! That would make it the safest airline in the world, except perhaps for El Al.
Great news.
Please oh please oh please boycott the airlines.
I might even fly again(Flight free since 2002).
Hmmm... if the Muzzies boycott US Airways, then I think their business will actually INCREASE.
Go ride you camels and be happy in your 7th century lifestyles.......
BEST NEWS WE'VE HAD IN A LONG TIME!
Agreed !!!
The airline is certain to roll over on this. An apology, perhaps concessions, sensitivy training. Mark my words.
wait... isn't that redundant????
win/win/win, you mean! The airlines will definitely smell much nicer!.........
They really know how to hurt an industrie's feelings!
This would be a good time for the Fed's to help them out.
they will. the weight of the government, and the department of transportation, will come down on them now.
america needs a second "pearl harbor" in the war on terror, before it will wake up. 9/11 wasn't enough.
I will pitch in for tickets to send them home!!!!!
This reminds me of the Eddie Murphy bit on SNL from years ago doing a "White Like Me" bit. When the last two ...african americans.. get off, the bus erupts in a party. It's a classic. Getting his loan was great too: "Pay us back any time...or not...we don't care"
Hey, if he is in Minneapolis, maybe he can find a Somali cab driver to take him home! Keep all the sand-maggots happy.
Sounds like a plan to me.
Cant think of anything Americans would like better than to have Muslims stop flying .
Sweet, hmmm... where do I want to fly to? I think this is great, someone is finally showing some sense on these airlines.
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