I try not to travel on airplanes. I get very nervous leaving the country.

share your #FlyingWhileMuslim story

This was just after 9/11, 2001, my beard was about 4” long. TSA pulled myself and a Hasidic Jewish man aside and sat us in chairs about 4 feet apart. As both of us were getting our beards palpated I looked over at him with astonishment. I asked the TSA agent what they were looking for and he said razor blades. The next year I was traveling in Europe on trains and was interrogated by German police on a train, asked about my religion on multiple occasions by train attendants in Germany, Switzerland and France.

Have you ever received a response or resolution from either an airline, airport or government official regarding the discrimination you experienced? If so, what was the response or the result?

No.

Has the discrimination you've faced made it harder for you to travel? If so, in what ways and at what cost?

Yes, I try not to travel on airplanes. I get very nervous leaving the country.

What was your reaction to the No-Fly List leak story? how did it make you feel?

I am sadly, not surprised at the unjust targeting of groups of people by looks/appearance, religion, race, disability, gender, and other parameters.