Pilot refuses to fly two Muslim men to tolerance conference

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Source: Raw Story
By Kase Wickman

Two Muslim men were removed from a flight bound for North Carolina before the plane took off Friday, reportedly because they were clad in traditional Muslim garb, making the pilot and other passengers uncomfortable.

The two men, Masudur Rahman and Mohamed Zaghloul, are both imams and were headed to a conference to discuss Islamophobia — fear of Islam — and tolerance with other religious leaders.

Rahman compared his plight to the Civil Rights movement, and told a CNN affiliate, "That history I found today in that plane, and it shouldn't happen with any other person," he said.

The men have contacted the Council on American-Islamic Relations, which said the case will be pursued

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/05/07/pilot-refuses-to-fly-two-muslim-men-to-tolerance-conference/