Nashville, TN: Muslim leaders say they were taken off Tenn flight

Nashville, TN: Two Muslim religious leaders say they were asked to leave a commercial airliner in Memphis on Friday and were told it was because the pilot refused to fly with them aboard..pilot was refusing to accept them because some other passengers could be uncomfortable.Rahman said Delta officials talked with the pilot for more than a half-hour, but he still refused. The men contacted the CAIR..
"It's racism and bias because of our religion and appearance and because of misinformation about our religion." Rahman said. "If they understood Islam, they wouldn't do this." the flight was operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines, which is also based in Atlanta.

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