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American Muslims on the Lookout for Slights, 'Profiling' By Susan Jones CNSNews.com Senior Editor December 13, 2006 (CNSNews.com) - Thousands of American Muslims are planning to make their annual pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj), and an Islamic civil rights group is urging them to be prepared for trouble at a time when "flying while Muslim" can be a liability. "Given the increase in the number of complaints CAIR has received alleging airport profiling of American Muslims, we believe it is important that all those taking part in this year's Hajj be aware of their legal and civil rights," said CAIR Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper. The Council on American-Islamic Relations has issued tips and established a toll-free hotline for American Muslims heading to Saudi Arabia. "As an airline passenger, you are entitled to courteous, respectful and non-stigmatizing treatment by airline and security personnel," CAIR says in its pocket guide to American Muslims' rights and responsibilities. "You have the right to complain about treatment that you believe is discriminatory. If you believe you have been treated in a discriminatory manner, immediately: 1. Ask for the names and ID numbers of all persons involved in the incident. Be sure to write this information down. 2. Ask to speak to a supervisor. 3. Ask if you have been singled out because of your name, looks, dress, race, ethnicity, faith, or national origin. 4. Ask witnesses to give you their names and contact information. 5. Write down a statement of facts immediately after the incident. Be sure to include the flight number, the flight date, and the name of the airline. 6. Contact CAIR to file a report." CAIR says the number of American Muslims taking part in this year's Hajj is expected to increase because this year's religious observance roughly coincides with the Christmas holiday period in the U.S. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
