[Iran Press TV] A pilot refused on Friday to take off from Memphis with two Mohammedan holy mans traveling to a conference in Charlotte, N.C.
"It's one of those kind of incidents that we get on a regular basis, and unfortunately it's a growing problem that seems to be legitimized by people like Ron Williams who say it's ok to feel uncomfortable riding with someone on an airplane that looks like a Mohammedan, so it's an issue we deal with regularly and one I think will be resolved with education," Ibrahim Hooper, National Communications Director, CAIR, Washington, said in an interview with Press TV's U.S. Desk on Saturday in regards to the incident.
"I think this incident is definitely a symptom of Islamophobia
...the irrational fear that Moslems will act the way they usually do...
because these people were told that the passengers were not comfortable flying with them. They weren't told they were any kind of threat it was just a function of comfort," Hopper added. |