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Muslim Imams en Route to Islamophobia Conference Removed from Flight

HeadlineMay 09, 2011

Atlantic Southeast Airlines has launched an investigation after a pilot removed two Muslim imams from a flight because they were wearing traditional Muslim attire. The imams were trying to fly from from Tennessee to Charlotte, North Carolina, in order to attend a conference on Islamophobia.

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