US Muslim group applauds policy change on Airline Profiling

More on Ummid: International l National l Regional l Politics l Business l Religion l History l Culture l Education




Bhopal Shahar Qazi passes away
Delhi HC snubs school for violating Right to Education Act
Hyderabad riots: 39 key conspirators held
West Bengal Govt sitting on its Muslim quota decision
Ranganath Mishra report may be discussed in parliament
Strong earthquake rocks US-Mexico border area
High Court to hear first petition under Right To Education
World’s tallest tower saves 3,200 KW daily
Female astronauts to set record in space
'Thousands of jobs await Indians in Gulf’

	MHW dharna against Women Reservation in Mumbai: Opposing the Women Reservation Bill in its present form, Movement for Human Welfare (MHW) has called .....Read Full Govt rules out OBC quota in Women's Bill
Women Reservation Bill: All party meet fails to end impasse: Consensus eluded the all-party .....Read Full Congress strives for consensus on women's bill


Shahi Imam meets PM on Batla House shootout: A top Muslim cleric Saturday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the alleged fake shootout at the Batla .....Read Full	Keep us away from sadhvi: Malegaon accused: Apparently not happy with the media spotlight on sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, nine of the 11 co-accused ....Read Full
Govt. committed to quota for 'backward Muslims': Government on Wednesday said it is committed to providing reservation to the backward sections .....Read Full	2011 population census begins April 1: One of the largest census exercises, to compile India’s estimated 1.2 billion people into one single database .....Read Full


Problems and Prospects of Islamic Banking in India – Road Map ahead: Modern, secular and industrialized countries like Britain, Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan have become hub of .....Read Full	Will Dawood's facing law be a favour? Congress asks BJP: The Congress Tuesday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for lauding Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's appearance before the Special Investigation Team .....Read Full
Niqab ban gets unanimous support in Canada: Canadians have unanimously supported the niqab ban announced by French-speaking Quebec province this week. After France .....Read Full	Zakia Jaffri satisfied at Modi's questioning: Zakia Jaffri, widow of former Congress MP Ehsan Jaffri killed during the 2002 communal riots, Saturday expressed satisfaction at the .....Read Full
Sibal promises all help to promote Urdu: Union Minister for Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal today underscored the need for a new agenda to promote .....Read Full	Cow Commission to be set up for protection of cows: Hooda: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today said that 'Gau Ayog' (Cow Commission) would be set up in the state .....Read Full

Tuesday, April 06, 2010 03:28:29 AM, ummid.com Staff Reporter

Malegaon: A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization is applauding new intelligence-based airline security measures announced April 04 that will replace the mandatory screening of travelers from 14 countries implemented following the failed Christmas Day bombing in Detroit.

When the policy targeting nationals from the 14 Muslim-majority nations was announced in January, the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations said it amounted to racial and religious "profiling."

The new policy is designed to reduce the number of passengers pulled aside for secondary screening and will not be based on nationality, but will instead focus on travelers who match information gathered about terror suspects, such as physical descriptions, names or travel patterns.

"We applaud the Obama administration's new passenger screening policy because it does what security experts and civil libertarians have always asked for -- it screens passengers based on actual suspicious behaviors or actions, not on national origin or religion," said CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad in a statement issued to the media.

"This new policy is an acknowledgment that racial, religious and ethnic profiling is inefficient and ineffective", he added.

Awad also said CAIR will seek clarification of the criteria used for secondary screening and will monitor reports of passenger mistreatment submitted by the traveling public.

CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.

Home | Top of the Page

Comment on this article

Name:
E-mail Address:
Write here...

Ummid Business: Advertise with us | Careers | Link Exchange

Ummid.com is part of Awaz Multimedia & Publications providing World News, News Analysis and Feature Articles on Education, Health. Politics, Technology, Sports, Entertainment, Industry etc. The articles or the views displayed on this website are for public information and in no way describe the editorial views. The users are entitled to use this site subject to the terms and condition mentioned.