Waris Ahluwalia

“I just wanted to let you know, you left your ticket in your bag. Your plane has three famous people on board. And we wanted to inform you that harassment of any kind is prohibited. There will be announcement made at your departure gate.” The man stated.

Just recently, I had remembered my parents signing an online petition reprehending Islamophobia. With Muslims residing in Canada being stereotyped based on the actions of the uneducated extremists in the middle-east, Muslims are looked at as danger and can be unequally treated when finding jobs, going to school, and even travelling. Consequently, Muslims nationwide wanted some justice for the years of being mistreated and passed an anti-Islamophobia motion – an attempt for social change. I experienced Islamophobia first hand when I noticed the difference between travelling with my mother and father. My mother wore a Hijab, while my father looked somewhat European and almost every time I was stopped at the airport or felt uneasy with my mother and never had troubles when travelling with my father. The Hijab in many ways is a representation of Islam and with it comes all the misleading and controversial allegations against Muslims. I got the same uneasy feeling when I wore a hat that Muslims wear during prayer. Our norms of clothing might be different from the larger culture however we had done nothing

As we begin reading The Limits of Whiteness, Maghboulegh introduces us to the court case Pourghoraishi vs Flying J Inc where Pourghoraishi, an Iranian American, is discriminated against by the white manager of Flying J and a white police officer. These men, who live in a post 9/11 world, classify Pourghoraishi as “Persian” and relate his appearance to a terrorist.

Sarah Jotterand said “Most airport security workers don’t intend to show differences in treatment when going through security. However, if a white man dresses in a suit and a middle eastern man was dressed in jeans and a t-shirt, went through security, I believe the white man would have an easier time going through security than the middle eastern man.”

Khan, Azeem. "Airport Profiling: A Familiar Story for Muslims." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 19 May 2013. Web. 3 Dec. 2014. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/azeem-khan/racial-profiling-muslim_b_3303582.html>.

Before European settlement, the Aboriginal people of the Wurundjeri willum clan lived on the land that now forms the City of Whittlesea and the northern suburbs of Melbourne. They lived on the offshoots of the Yarra River - along the Merri, Edgars and Darebin Creeks - the Plenty River and the Maribyrnong River.

Bashana Haba’ah was composed by Nurit Hurish, composer of over 1,000 songs and one of Israel’s most prolific and diverse composers, in 1967. This piece in particular comes from Israel and is a Hebrew song. Jewish music first originated in the Middle East area about 2,000 years ago, specifically in the land of Israel, and has continued to spread from there, soon reaching America, where we now sing and perform it today. Something interesting about this piece is that it was written shortly after the Six-Day War and a lot of the poetry throughout the piece creates a very strong image of a world in peace, without war.

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) spokesman Reggie Shuford disagrees with the airlines. “When a passenger -- a fellow passenger -- is given veto power over somebody else's ability to fly based on nothing other than hysteria and discrimination, then we all need to take

Wabanakwut Kinew is a Canadian broadcaster, hip hop musician and a university administrator. He is also a father, writer, Anishinaabe journalist, actor, Anishinabemowin Advocate, and a martial arts fan. Kinew is well known as the host of 8th Fire, Fault Lines, CBC Radio and CBC Television. He was born on December 31, 1981 from Onigaming First Nation in Northwest Ontario and is currently 33 years old.

My local area of work is within The City of Boroondara, in Melbourne, Victoria. The word Boroondara came from an Indigenous Wurundjeri term that means, “Where the ground is thickly shaded”. (Boroondara, City of Harmony, History and Heritage)

The Muslim Professor being dragged off her flight, racially assaulted and then charged with no due cause is an example of prejudice leading to immoral actions. On Tuesday, October 3rd of this year, Anila Daulatzai, who teaches at the Maryland Institute College of Art, boarded a Southwest flight in order to see her sick father. Before the flight's departure, she noticed two canines and informed a flight attendant of her acute allergy to dogs and then was then moved to the rear of the plane with no conflict. However, shortly afterward she was told that she would have to leave the by two members of the Maryland Transportation Authority Police. They then forcefully dragged her out of her seat and they attempted to haul her off the plain, during the entire encounter the officers treated her roughly, spoke to her in a condescending tone and treated her essentially like she was a criminal. Even after she and the officers parted ways the ordeal continued because of their attempts to charge her of with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct and threatening and racist letters in the mail.

First, in the story “Why I Could Never Hate America” written by Mehdi Hasan it’s about a guy from the middle eastern getting stopped by the TSA agents because of how he looks and his surname. In fact, he’s been stopped a numerous amount of times but he doesn’t mind it at all.

Shoshanna Hebshi who is both Jewish and Arab got kicked off of a plane because of how she looks. There were two other men right next to her that are Indian-Americans and were kicked off of the flight with her, nobody else but those three were kicked off. Passengers of the plane kept saying that those three were being suspicious and that is why in Detroit they all were kicked off of the plane. All we know is Hebshi’s story about how she was kicked off and stripped searched. She felt humiliated with everything she had to go through (Warikoo, N., 2103).

Sulemaan and his son were about to travel to Boston to watch the annual NHL Winter Classic but was put on hold at the Toronto Pearson International Airport after Ahmed Syed’s name appeared on the travel security risk list. Irked father took to Twitter to raise his concern about his son’s flight status.

I feel like the people at Disney are making fun of the Muslim women that choose to wear the