#flyingwhilemuslim

#Repost @cair_national “You don’t want your grandma seeing you in handcuffs no matter what, because it hurts her heart, she loves you. And you hope that she doesn’t think anything bad of you.” . . Raised in Buffalo, NY, American Muslim leader Hassan Shibly is regularly humiliated while traveling. . . On the way back from an annual religious conference in Canada, Hassan and his family were isolated for secondary screening and interrogation while reentering the U.S. . . He was handcuffed in front of his children, wife, parents and grandmother who fainted when having to witness this. . . #FreeToTravel #FlyingWhileMuslim #Freedom #Watchlist https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv33Zr3lLu9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=nzrzop5j3uup

#Repost @cair_national “You don’t want your grandma seeing you in handcuffs no matter what, because it hurts her heart, she loves you. And you hope that she doesn’t think anything bad of you.” . . Raised in Buffalo, NY, American Muslim leader Hassan Shibly is regularly humiliated while traveling. . . On the way back from an annual religious conference in Canada, Hassan and his family were isolated for secondary screening and interrogation while reentering the U.S. . . He was handcuffed in front of his children, wife, parents and grandmother who fainted when having to witness this. . . #FreeToTravel #FlyingWhileMuslim #Freedom #Watchlist https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv33YUqlT9s/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1xt80d5f50bc

Airport microaggressions San Jose edition- 1) when walking through the security line, there was a TSA agent with a dog. He was passively making the rounds to have the dog sniff stuff. After I walked past him, he looped the dog around and pointed to my carryon and told the dog to come right up and sniff it. Real subtle bro. 2) after standing in a much too long line at the Starbucks and waiting patiently for my drink, then noticed that the couple behind me got their drinks first. I asked about my drink (‘cause you never know) and the lady said it’s all being done in order so hang on. I said I was before the last couple and the guy even said I was in front of them. She found my drink, coming up next, and she said she thought I was with the (brown) couple, hence why my drink was grouped with theirs and coming up after theirs. “Just because we have the same skin color doesn’t mean we’re together.” I said. Yeah, I was *that* person. And the thing is, I’m usually not that person. I even try to be more cheery and smiley at the airport than I normally am! But today, not so much. Apologies in advance for the folks coming across this grumpy Muzzy today. #flyingwhilemuslim (at San Jose International Airport (SJC)) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpe0pApglqL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=dgy73yd6b54b

CAIR today welcomed new U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) guidance documents on how to prevent discrimination in air travel issued to airline personnel. The “Guidance for Airline Personnel on Nondiscrimination in Air Travel,” stresses the legal obligation to operate without discriminating in air travel based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, or ancestry. The second document, “Passengers’ Right to Fly Free from Discrimination,” helps passengers understand their rights when flying on commercial airlines. “Following our recent efforts calling on the U.S. Department of Transportation to issue clear policy guidelines for the airline industry, we welcome this development as a positive step toward eliminating discrimination against passengers based on their actual or perceived religious or ethnic background,” said CAIR National Staff Attorney Maha Sayed. To learn more: visit: www.cair.com #FlyingWhileMuslim

Profiled already 😕 #flyingwhilemuslim (at Heathrow Terminal 2 : The Queen's Terminal)