Roula Allouch is a Cincinnati lawyer and the chairwoman of the national board of directors of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. She talks to the New York Times about the particular challenges of “flying while Muslim.” Here’s an excerpt:
“More and more people are being deplaned because they’re Muslim. For instance, one student was asked to leave a flight because he was speaking Arabic. What seems to be happening frequently is if another passenger on the plane has a complaint, the person they’re complaining about is asked to deboard. We’re a country that operates with civil rights. It’s very arbitrary and very troubling…. The airline industry has to do a better job of protecting its customers.”
