I was "randomly" stopped and searched at the airport!

[Wolfn]

I'm so proud of myself! I'm making such good progess being Muslim! :D

I was flying back home for Thanksgiving the other day, and I walk through security. I have a backpack full of clothes and toiletries, along with my Qu'ran. The security lady comes up to me and is like "random security check. We need to search your bag" or something like that.

However, I was sweating bullets because of my Qu'ran and kufi were in the backpack and I had no idea how they would react if they saw that, but they searched my bag without seeing the Qu'ran.

But yeah, isn't it exciting? :rolleyes:

[Ignatius F. Peace]

I'm so proud of myself! I'm making such good progess being Muslim! :D

I was flying back home for Thanksgiving the other day, and I walk through security. I have a backpack full of clothes and toiletries, along with my Qu'ran. The security lady comes up to me and is like "random security check. We need to search your bag" or something like that.

However, I was sweating bullets because of my Qu'ran and kufi were in the backpack and I had no idea how they would react if they saw that, but they searched my bag without seeing the Qu'ran.

But yeah, isn't it exciting? :rolleyes:Many of us have been searched dude ...

[Wolfn]

Many of us have been searched dude ...

I know. But still, I was freaking out because of my Qu'ran in there.

[Ignatius F. Peace]

I know. But still, I was freaking out because of my Qu'ran in there.Did you have any contraband hidden in it? ... If so, you got lucky ... :D

[hammerofthehuns]

u'd have been dissapointed if u werent searched innit:D

[Wolfn]

u'd have been dissapointed if u werent searched innit:D


Well, I was talking with some brothers about I was flying during Thanksgiving and I was joking that I would be randomly searched or something. So then when I was searched, I was like "[removed], I was right"

In a way, it was a love-hate feeling.

[hammerofthehuns]

bro think about what words ur using

yeah, if u dont its kinda like, ' i look too lame 2 warrant a search':o

[~Unity~]

Man my dad goes through this everytime we travel somewhere. You are officially Muslim alf mabrook!!!

[Saudi Prince]

Man my dad goes through this everytime we travel somewhere. You are officially Muslim alf mabrook!!!

:)

[nami]

I'm so proud of myself! I'm making such good progess being Muslim! :D

I was flying back home for Thanksgiving the other day, and I walk through security. I have a backpack full of clothes and toiletries, along with my Qu'ran. The security lady comes up to me and is like "random security check. We need to search your bag" or something like that.

However, I was sweating bullets because of my Qu'ran and kufi were in the backpack and I had no idea how they would react if they saw that, but they searched my bag without seeing the Qu'ran.

But yeah, isn't it exciting? :rolleyes:

been there, dont that.... :p

[Ibn Sina]

i never get stopped ... :crying:

[nami]

i never get stopped ... :crying:

i'll give you a tip. try looking suspicious. :up:
on second thoughts, don't. you're better off not getting stopped. :)

[~Unity~]

i never get stopped ... :crying:

Trust me it is saddening when done in a Muslim country so that they can please their non-Muslim commuters. Makes me so angry! And then they give you a salaam on the hush-hush when none of them are looking. May Allah reward my dad Jannah he never says a thing, so patient masha allah he can see no evil in a Muslim :rolleyes:

[nomoreillusions]

I'm so proud of myself! I'm making such good progess being Muslim! :D
...
However, I was sweating bullets because of my Qu'ran and kufi were in the backpack and I had no idea how they would react if they saw that, but they searched my bag without seeing the Qu'ran.

Or maybe they saw the Qur'an and just didn't care.

I've been screened at my local airport, too.

[dour]

You know, it is not illegal to bring a Quran on the airplane.

[Ibn Sina]

You know, it is not illegal to bring a Quran on the airplane.

yeah but we don't want it to get defiled or desecrated by najis kaffirs or somethin like that ....

[bertie]

its happened a couple of times coming back to Manchester when on my own, although when with my father i was alright.

[dour]

And I know white, Americans who have been searched. it happens. There is an ex-house of representative that is actually on the watch list because his name happens to be the same as someone else they are looking for.

[SisterIslam]

Everyone goes through routine checks. I love the "random" checks. They "randomly" choose to search: :coolbro: and :75:

[nomoreillusions]

Everyone goes through routine checks. I love the "random" checks. They "randomly" choose to search: :coolbro: and :75:

When us non muslims are saying we got searched, we *are* talking about the 'random extra security screening'.

And yes, I've had it happen to me.

Or maybe we're lying just to keep you from seeing that you really are always singled out for racist scrutiny. :rolleyes:

[.: Anna :.]

Don't worry even if you have a Qur'an its not a big deal, like it was said its not illegal or anything i bet so many people take it in the hand luggage rather than keeping it in the suitcase to get thrown here n there.
As long as they are polite when they search u its okay, and don't delay soo long and make u miss ur flight - which i have heard of some people doing for spite, that is out of order! :eek:
but if they search quick n polite just allow it innit. Although one tip if u dress a bit more smartly going thru the airport security they bother u alot less, from what people have said.
But also yes u know like some non muslims have said, its not always just for racism that they check, and they dont check only Muslims, my bro got himself on some kind of an alert list cos he kept flying in and out of america by himself on short trips very frequently, so he got flagged up for "suspicious behaviour" and got stopped n put into a security room to wait and have extra checks everytime he travelled :smack: i think he is off that now :)

[Wolfn]

You know, it is not illegal to bring a Quran on the airplane.

It actually almost is. It already is illegal to speak Arabic on a plane. I'm sure bringing a Qu'ran is up there with speaking Arabic and having a beard

[Ignatius F. Peace]

It actually almost is. It already is illegal to speak Arabic on a plane. I'm sure bringing a Qu'ran is up there with speaking Arabic and having a beardCan you please stop with the drama? ... :rolleyes:

[Wolfn]

Can you please stop with the drama? ... :rolleyes:

You have heard about people getting kicked off a plane for speaking Arabic, correct?

[Ignatius F. Peace]

You have heard about people getting kicked off a plane for speaking Arabic, correct?I have heard of one case where this happened ... I blame it on paranoid passengers ... it's still not illegal ...

You weren't wearing your ninja outfit were you? ...

[darian]

You have heard about people getting kicked off a plane for speaking Arabic, correct?

Come now. Our family has spoken in Arabic on many domestic and overseas flights for the past 30 years or so. No one has made a peep about it. It is NOT illegal to speak Arabic on airplanes in the West.
There is a difference between arousing the suspicion of an ignoramous and actually breaking the law.

We have come to expect a pat down and a peek inside our luggage. Big deal.

[Wolfn]

I have heard of one case where this happened ... I blame it on paranoid passengers ... it's still not illegal ...

You weren't wearing your ninja outfit were you? ...

No. However, I'm thinking about wearing that to class next week for National Ninja Day on Dec 5

[Amaara]

No. However, I'm thinking about wearing that to class next week for National Ninja Day on Dec 5

omg I actually thought you made that up..good one:up:

[.: Anna :.]

It actually almost is. It already is illegal to speak Arabic on a plane. I'm sure bringing a Qu'ran is up there with speaking Arabic and having a beard

bro thats not true... saying these things just makes people not wanna take muslims seriously, because it is silly

[Joha]

but if they search quick n polite just allow it innit. Although one tip if u dress a bit more smartly going thru the airport security they bother u alot less, from what people have said.


Exactly, if you dress like an idiot, I'd stop you if I was a police man. It's similar to many youngsters of Afro-Caribbean and Asian origin complaining about being stopped on the streets of London. They fail to realise that the common element there isn't their skin colour but how they're dressed, if they dressed smartly, they wouldn't get stopped nearly as much.

Dress like a lout, expect to be treated like one.

Having said that, I know a middle-aged English lady who always gets stopped at airports, and searched. Probably because they know she won't have anything on her, and they can get their searching 'quota' over with quickly.

[Bint Yusuf]

[QUOTE=Wolfn;2266355]I'm so proud of myself! I'm making such good progess being Muslim! :D

QUOTE]

MASHALLAH...!:D

[Bint Yusuf]

Exactly, if you dress like an idiot, I'd stop you if I was a police man. It's similar to many youngsters of Afro-Caribbean and Asian origin complaining about being stopped on the streets of London. They fail to realise that the common element there isn't their skin colour but how they're dressed, if they dressed smartly, they wouldn't get stopped nearly as much.

Dress like a lout, expect to be treated like one.

Having said that, I know a middle-aged English lady who always gets stopped at airports, and searched. Probably because they know she won't have anything on her, and they can get their searching 'quota' over with quickly.


Ennit...they are asking for it.

[ummbilal]

I'm so proud of myself! I'm making such good progess being Muslim! :D

I was flying back home for Thanksgiving the other day, and I walk through security. I have a backpack full of clothes and toiletries, along with my Qu'ran. The security lady comes up to me and is like "random security check. We need to search your bag" or something like that.

However, I was sweating bullets because of my Qu'ran and kufi were in the backpack and I had no idea how they would react if they saw that, but they searched my bag without seeing the Qu'ran.

But yeah, isn't it exciting? :rolleyes:

lol!! brother u are very funny, its so funny u see being searched as part of you life as a muslim and sad that it has become part of our lives as muslims..

[hammerofthehuns]

Exactly, if you dress like an idiot, I'd stop you if I was a police man. It's similar to many youngsters of Afro-Caribbean and Asian origin complaining about being stopped on the streets of London. They fail to realise that the common element there isn't their skin colour but how they're dressed, if they dressed smartly, they wouldn't get stopped nearly as much.

Dress like a lout, expect to be treated like one.

Having said that, I know a middle-aged English lady who always gets stopped at airports, and searched. Probably because they know she won't have anything on her, and they can get their searching 'quota' over with quickly.


so black men driving shiny big cars dont get stopped and searched?
one guy in london got stopped about 20 times in a year

[afsalim]

I've been searched in almost every airport I landed. I don't know, maybe they enjoy searching me! ;)

[Joha]

so black men driving shiny big cars dont get stopped and searched?
one guy in london got stopped about 20 times in a year

men (or women) driving shiny big cars are acting like idiots in the first place :p

Chances are those cars have strongly tinted windows, and rap blasting out from it (apparently some people like to call it music - frankly a rutting deer sounds more musical)

[Ibn Sina]

men (or women) driving shiny big cars are acting like idiots in the first place :p

Chances are those cars have strongly tinted windows, and rap blasting out from it (apparently some people like to call it music - frankly a rutting deer sounds more musical)

stop hatin on mah style:outta:

[Ignatius F. Peace]

stop hatin on mah style:outta:
quit dreaming ... :rolleyes:

[Ahmadinejad]

Why freak out? There are like 1.5 billion Muslims. The west has gotten used to it by now.

[Cashew]

I'm a fat and very old non-Muslim and I get stopped often for "random" searches and "secondary inspection" at airports in the U.S. and abroad.

For some odd reason, my leaving Morocco was in particular problematic. I was "patted down" three times and my carry-on luggage was searched twice.

(When leaving Israel, airport security for some reason believed that a very elderly woman standing behind me was my mother. For some weird reason, Israeli airport security had a difficult time believing me when I said that the woman wasn't my mother, that I'd never seen the woman before in my life. [WHO WAS THIS WOMAN??? I still don't know.] At any rate, this confusion led to my being pulled aside and questioned, literally, for twenty minutes as to the nature of my visit to Israel.)

[ROCA786]

Cool, I never get searched! :D Sail through security like I'm a VIP. ;) (well, not really!)

Quran in the bag? Hmm, did you take it out? You know, for when the bag gets thrown around in the X ray machine? Personally I'd never put a Quran anywhere except my hands or a shelf.

[$HugoBoss$]

My uncle who is a doctor from england was visitng Chicago two summers back and they were checking him and his luggage for more than a hour. He got ****ed off and said "You guys need another 911 to happen" or something a long those lines. They sent him back to england and banned him from going to the states. Just act normal, remember your innocent so there's nothing to worry about :up:

[darian]

If your uncle actually said such a despicable thing then he got what he deserved. Mature adults exercise fortitude and patience. Your uncle acted like a jerk.

[Wolfn]

My uncle who is a doctor from england was visitng Chicago two summers back and they were checking him and his luggage for more than a hour. He got ****ed off and said "You guys need another 911 to happen" or something a long those lines. They sent him back to england and banned him from going to the states. Just act normal, remember your innocent so there's nothing to worry about :up:

True, but I'm just worried that something I say or do might be misinterperated or something.

[$HugoBoss$]

If your uncle actually said such a despicable thing then he got what he deserved. Mature adults exercise fortitude and patience. Your uncle acted like a jerk.

Naw i support him, he spits on america actually and i don't blame him.

[nami]

yesterday i was at the train station and was getting real dirty looks from the policemen...

[Ignatius F. Peace]

Naw i support him, he spits on america actually and i don't blame him.

Please don't visit ... thank you ...

[Rosalie-Beauty]

I'm so proud of myself! I'm making such good progess being Muslim! :D

I was flying back home for Thanksgiving the other day, and I walk through security. I have a backpack full of clothes and toiletries, along with my Qu'ran. The security lady comes up to me and is like "random security check. We need to search your bag" or something like that.

However, I was sweating bullets because of my Qu'ran and kufi were in the backpack and I had no idea how they would react if they saw that, but they searched my bag without seeing the Qu'ran.

But yeah, isn't it exciting? :rolleyes:


HAhaha. This happens to me all the time 'cause of my hijab. Your lucky that they cant really recognize you as a muslim. Whenever I travel they actually put an xxx on the corner of my ticket which means "triple security" I get the full body search and everything. Whenever they find something islamic in my bag I just smile, somehow they get ticked when I do that....I probably should'nt do that.... or they are scared to death of me.haha
:up:

[$HugoBoss$]

Please don't visit ... thank you ...

Please stop using our prescription drugs grandpa and our oil to fuel your cars :rolleyes:

[peace2u]

True, but I'm just worried that something I say or do might be misinterperated or something.

Don't say anything, only answer the questions they ask and be on your merry way. It's no biggie really.

Peace

[afsalim]

My uncle who is a doctor from england was visitng Chicago two summers back and they were checking him and his luggage for more than a hour. He got ****ed off and said "You guys need another 911 to happen" or something a long those lines. They sent him back to england and banned him from going to the states. Just act normal, remember your innocent so there's nothing to worry about :up:

I'm glad the US Authorities didn't take this matter in other ways. Your uncle could have been apprehended and interrogated. Please advice him to practice patience. Thousands of people died in 9/11. Regardless of whatever, no one deserves a tragedy like that. The least we could do is show some respect.

[Cashew]

My uncle who is a doctor from england was visitng Chicago two summers back and they were checking him and his luggage for more than a hour. He got ****ed off and said "You guys need another 911 to happen" or something a long those lines. They sent him back to england and banned him from going to the states. Just act normal, remember your innocent so there's nothing to worry about :up:

It's posts like the above that really make you wonder about the purpose of this forum.