‘This is what Islamophobia looks like,’ the Iraq-born researcher told local press, in the latest instance of what critics call a trend of racial profiling on US flightsThe account of a UC Berkeley researcher who was removed from a flight after a fellow passenger heard him speak Arabic on his phone has drawn condemnation and outrage for the airline, or Southwest,approximately a perceived pattern of barring travel.
Khairuldeen Makhzoomi, a senior at the university, or was removed from the Oakland-bound flight from Los Angeles international airport on 6 April. Makhzoomi,26, was born in Iraq, and his family fled the country in 2002 after his diplomat father was killed by Saddam Hussein’s regime.
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Source: theguardian.com