Muslim family kicked off plane in London after passenger complains

It's sad when people allow themselves to be ruled by irrational fear.

Islamaphobia is on the rise, people becoming more ignorant and right wing, prejudice and profiling increasing, anti-Muslim programs e.g. Prevent are being introduced...

Won't be long until Muslims will be forced to wear bright yellow cresent moons stitched into their clothes by the looks of it...

Islamaphobia is on the rise, people becoming more ignorant and right wing, prejudice and profiling increasing, anti-Muslim programs e.g. Prevent are being introduced...

muslims already wear visible hijabs, burkahs/nikabs or keep long beards as a result of islamic edicts

Passenger should be fined for time wasting

Much like we have Muslims who wear thawbs, hijabs and Western clothes, similarly the Jews had those who wore distinctive clothing (e.g. hats, skullcaps), kept long curly sideburns, covered their hair, and others wearing normal clothes, so it doesn't matter that Muslims are easily identifiable tbh.

How is it irrational?

We're living in a real fear of terrorism... sure the passengers got it wrong in this case, but that doesn't mean it's an "irrational" fear.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/23/muslim-siblings-hauled-of-easyjet-flight-after-claims-they-were/

They were kicked off the plane at Stansted airport because a passenger thought that they were writing a text message in Arabic, which later turned out to be false.

The chances of any sort of plane accident are remote. The chances of being a victim of a terrorist attack are even more remote. You're hundreds, perhaps thousands of times more likely to be killed in a car crash going to the airport, yet nobody calls 999 if they see someone being tailgated on the M25. The passengers totally overreacted, and that's a fact.

They were taken off and questioned because someone reported that they were looking at illegal isis material on their phone. The police questioned them and then allowed them back on the plane.If someone had reported a passenger was looking at illegal child porn on their phone you would expect the exact same response.Seems like an entirely reasonable reaction by the airline and police.*

They were taken off and questioned because someone reported that they were looking at illegal isis material on their phone. The police questioned them and then allowed them back on the plane.

If someone had reported a passenger was looking at illegal child porn on their phone you would expect the exact same response.

Seems like an entirely reasonable reaction by the airline and police.*

yes that was my point, that many of young generation muslims deliberatly make visible statement of their religion already in their dress. as do jews sikhs, etc - the difference is though that other faith groups are not , currently anyway , linked to current terrorist threat anxiety

Because Islamaphobia and making Muslims feel ostracised doesn't cause people to develop hatred for the West? Your post ignores the fundamental causes of terrorism which are:

- Political instability (which is often a result of the past actions of Western nations).
- Social instability (which is often the result of the past actions of Western nations).
- Economic instability (which is often the result of the past actions of Western nations).

Little do you realise that the problems of the Middle East - the dictators, the terrorists etc - have all been direct and indirect consequences of Western actions in the region over this last 100 years. If you wish to argue against that, I suggest you read a history book and look into how much the West has done to create the unstable mess that constitutes the M.East.

The way to end terrorism is to stop Western governments from constantly acting as the puppet master for affairs in the Middle East and to attempt to economically repair the region.