Om_Mohammed
10-06-2001, 13:37
Muslim, Arab travellers face ethnic profiling
Asalam o alaikum:
As Racial, Ethnic profiling continues, Muslims and Arab Americans
are expected to be singled out while boarding planes. While some
recognition has been given to discrimination against discriminatory
pull over of African Americans by police officers (DWB: Driving
While Black) there needs to be a greater awareness of what Muslims
and their families face when boarding planes: (FWM: Flying while
Muslim).
We are forwarding the an ADC TRAVEL ADVISORY on Airline Passenger
Profiling that should help with spreading this awareness:
"In the past month, the ADC Legal Department has received an
increasing number of airline passenger profiling complaints. ADC is
concerned that Arab Americans will continue to be profiled given the
political events in the Middle East and the fact that the heavy
summer travel season is fast approaching.
Airline passenger profiling has been a major concern for Arab
Americans and/or Muslim Americans. Arab Americans and/or
Muslim/Americans continue to be singled out while traveling abroad or
within the United States. Since the TWA Flight 800 crash in 1996 and
after receiving hundreds of complaints of discrimination at airports
by Arabs and Arab-American travelers, ADC has been working with
Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) to resolve this issue. Although President
George W. Bush voiced his concern and commitment to do away with
racial profiling and despite ADC's efforts to combat the practice,
airline passenger profiling is still widespread and Arab Americans
continue to be profiled and singled out because of their Arab origin.
Judging from the increased frequency of complaints received by the
Legal Department, ADC anticipates that many Arab Americans will be
profiled this year while traveling to the Middle East. As one of its
commitments to eliminate and combat airline profiling, ADC urges all
its members to notify ADC immediately if they or any of their family
members are subjected to harassment or discriminatory treatment while
traveling. A majority of these incidents appear to take place while
passengers are at the check-in counters or boarding areas for flights
bound to Europe or Middle East. Arab Americans are advised to be
alert to any comments made by airline personnel that discuss the
passenger's national origin or ethnicity.
Documenting these incidents is significant in proving that profiling
of Arab Americans is ongoing despite assurances from the DOT and the
FAA that the new profiling system does not discriminate based on
ethnicity, race, color, religion and national origin. If you or
anyone you know is a recent victim of airline profiling, please
notify our office at 202-244-2990 or contact us via e-mail at
legal@adc.org You may also complete the airline passenger profiling
complaint form available at http://www.adc.org.
Carol F. Khawly, J.D.
Kareem W. Shora, J.D.
Legal Advisors"
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Asalam o alaikum:
As Racial, Ethnic profiling continues, Muslims and Arab Americans
are expected to be singled out while boarding planes. While some
recognition has been given to discrimination against discriminatory
pull over of African Americans by police officers (DWB: Driving
While Black) there needs to be a greater awareness of what Muslims
and their families face when boarding planes: (FWM: Flying while
Muslim).
We are forwarding the an ADC TRAVEL ADVISORY on Airline Passenger
Profiling that should help with spreading this awareness:
"In the past month, the ADC Legal Department has received an
increasing number of airline passenger profiling complaints. ADC is
concerned that Arab Americans will continue to be profiled given the
political events in the Middle East and the fact that the heavy
summer travel season is fast approaching.
Airline passenger profiling has been a major concern for Arab
Americans and/or Muslim Americans. Arab Americans and/or
Muslim/Americans continue to be singled out while traveling abroad or
within the United States. Since the TWA Flight 800 crash in 1996 and
after receiving hundreds of complaints of discrimination at airports
by Arabs and Arab-American travelers, ADC has been working with
Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) to resolve this issue. Although President
George W. Bush voiced his concern and commitment to do away with
racial profiling and despite ADC's efforts to combat the practice,
airline passenger profiling is still widespread and Arab Americans
continue to be profiled and singled out because of their Arab origin.
Judging from the increased frequency of complaints received by the
Legal Department, ADC anticipates that many Arab Americans will be
profiled this year while traveling to the Middle East. As one of its
commitments to eliminate and combat airline profiling, ADC urges all
its members to notify ADC immediately if they or any of their family
members are subjected to harassment or discriminatory treatment while
traveling. A majority of these incidents appear to take place while
passengers are at the check-in counters or boarding areas for flights
bound to Europe or Middle East. Arab Americans are advised to be
alert to any comments made by airline personnel that discuss the
passenger's national origin or ethnicity.
Documenting these incidents is significant in proving that profiling
of Arab Americans is ongoing despite assurances from the DOT and the
FAA that the new profiling system does not discriminate based on
ethnicity, race, color, religion and national origin. If you or
anyone you know is a recent victim of airline profiling, please
notify our office at 202-244-2990 or contact us via e-mail at
legal@adc.org You may also complete the airline passenger profiling
complaint form available at http://www.adc.org.
Carol F. Khawly, J.D.
Kareem W. Shora, J.D.
Legal Advisors"
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