Tuesday, January 09, 2007

DAR AL HARB-U.S.A.: TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION AIRPORT WORKERS GET LESSONS ON HOW TO TREAT MOSLEMS

Airport Screeners Get Lessons On Islam
As Pilgrims Return From The Hajj, TSA Teaches Workers How To Treat Muslims


Say you're a security screener at the airport. You notice a large group of people wearing white robes, speaking a strange language. The women have head scarves and the men long beards. They look nervous. One of them is holding a Koran. Another appears to be praying. What do you do?

According to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), simply assume they're devout Muslims returning from the annual hajj in Mecca.

During the next few weeks, as many as 20,000 American Muslims will be returning to the United States from their pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. The TSA has ramped up cultural-awareness training for all 43,000 of its screeners. The goal: to remind screeners what to expect from devout Muslims and how to go about screening them so it's in concert with their religious beliefs.

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Pertinent Links:

1) Airport Screeners Get Lessons On Islam

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