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Angry Muslims are boycotting Glasgow Airport in Scotland:
Bashir Mann, from the Muslim Council of Great Britan, complained of heavy-handed and humiliating searches by anti-terrorist police officers.
Dozens of executives have said they are no longer prepared to fly from Scotland and are using Manchester instead. Strathclyde Police said it was looking at training to raise awareness of cultural and religious sensitivities.
Mr Mann said: “I’d never experienced anything like that before in Scotland. This was a show of sheer discrimination, victimisation of certain sections of the community in Scotland.”
Glasgow businessman Mohammed Ashraf said it was “undignified” to be stopped and questioned.
“After being through all the checks that normal people go through, at the last moment you are stopped again and asked questions as everybody else passes you by,” he said.
Ahmed Tassi, a Lebanese nurse working in Glasgow, said his wife was frequently targeted.
“She is a Canadian. She is more of an English speaker than me but she happens to be Muslim and covers her hair. 90% of occasions when we pass through they say ‘step aside’ and she gets the full search.
“I am always waiting half an hour or an hour for her come.”
A Strathclyde Police spokesperson said: “We have had a meeting with representatives from the Muslim community. Their concerns have been acknowledged and we have pledged to work with the community to address these issues. We are looking at further training of our officers, particularly at airports to raise awareness of cultural and religious sensitivities.”
I travel quite a bit. Three of the last four times I have traveled I have been pulled aside, asked questions, had various items of clothing removed from my body, had security take swipings from my shoes, clothing and computer equipment to check for explosives, etc.
And, I am blonde-haired and blue-eyed.
Did I complain? No.
Am I boycotting the airport? No.
Do not take these people seriously for a second.
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Maybe If We All Treat Them Like This They Will Boycott Western Civilization
Angry Muslims are boycotting Glasgow Airport in Scotland:
Bashir Mann, from the Muslim Council of Great Britan, complained of heavy-handed and humiliating searches by anti-terrorist police officers.
Dozens of executives have said they are no longer prepared to fly from Scotland and are using Manchester instead. Strathclyde Police said it was looking at training to raise awareness of cultural and religious sensitivities.
Mr Mann said: “I’d never experienced anything like that before in Scotland. This was a show of sheer discrimination, victimisation of certain sections of the community in Scotland.”
Glasgow businessman Mohammed Ashraf said it was “undignified” to be stopped and questioned.
“After being through all the checks that normal people go through, at the last moment you are stopped again and asked questions as everybody else passes you by,” he said.
Ahmed Tassi, a Lebanese nurse working in Glasgow, said his wife was frequently targeted.
“She is a Canadian. She is more of an English speaker than me but she happens to be Muslim and covers her hair. 90% of occasions when we pass through they say ‘step aside’ and she gets the full search.
“I am always waiting half an hour or an hour for her come.”
A Strathclyde Police spokesperson said: “We have had a meeting with representatives from the Muslim community. Their concerns have been acknowledged and we have pledged to work with the community to address these issues. We are looking at further training of our officers, particularly at airports to raise awareness of cultural and religious sensitivities.”
I travel quite a bit. Three of the last four times I have traveled I have been pulled aside, asked questions, had various items of clothing removed from my body, had security take swipings from my shoes, clothing and computer equipment to check for explosives, etc.
And, I am blonde-haired and blue-eyed.
Did I complain? No.
Am I boycotting the airport? No.
Do not take these people seriously for a second.
-
...
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Oh, for God's sake: MPAC volunteer & TSO trainer, Nisreen Malhis Last week, MPAC completed a quarterly training for Transportation Security Officers (TSO) with about 2,200 officers receiving training on cultural awareness about Islam...
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There’s an atheist in Scotland who thinks sharia courts are OK. Good for women, too. Not only that, but he or she speaks for the organisation, Atheist Scotland. A letter from I Stewart, convener of Atheist Scotland, appears in the Scotsman (second letter...
- British Bomb-sniffing Dogs To Wear Bootees So As Not To Offend Muslims
As my bud Reliapundit says, "What's next? Doggie Burqas?" From J.R. at the Astute Bloggers: Police sniffer dogs will have to wear bootees when searching the homes of Muslims so as not to cause offence. Guidelines being drawn up by the Association...
- Islamification Of A Catholic School
From this January 16, 2006 article "Islamic Group Urges Catholic School to Move to Muslim Faith": "AN ISLAMIC campaign group has called for a Catholic primary school to be based on the Muslim faith. "The Campaign for Muslim Schools said 90 per cent of...