Tahera Ahmad, the director of interfaith engagement and the Muslim
chaplain for Northwestern University was denied an unopened can of diet coke on
a United Airlines flight due to the flight attendants ignorance and
discrimination. The flight attendant denied the can of coke because she expressed
fear of the can being used as a weapon. Tahera was brought to tears as she
asked the people around her if they are witnessing this and a man told her to “shut
the f*ck up”. The Airline responded by identifying the situation as a misunderstanding
and no formal apology was issued.
This relates to U.S History to show different perspectives of
racism and discrimination in America. This is a reminder of how much progress
still needs to be made in the respect for different cultures and religions. Despite
her status and education she was treated as a virus and I believe no one should
be treated as one.
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