Transportation Security Administration ought to use racial profiling, claims Muslim activist

Georgetown University journalism teacher Asra Nomani is a feminist involved in Muslim reform leads to. She believes that U.S. air terminals must stop worrying about political correctness and take a more pragmatic approach to security. Racial and spiritual profiling would deal with airport security issues in a more practical fashion, she argues in a recent Daily Beast op-ed. This serves as a pointed criticism of the perceived ineffectiveness of the Transportation Security Administration’s present security methods. Resource for this article – Feminist Muslim reform activist argues for racial profiling by Money Blog Newz.

Racial profiling being a response to spiritual ideology

Evidently in order to address an explosion of spiritual philosophy that causes terrorists to do heinous acts, racial profiling has to be done in the U.S., accounts Nomani. Nomani explains that Muslims have been most of those causing terrorist attacks since 9/11 and onward with other United States of America incidents for instance the Portland, Ore., potential automobile bomb. Racial and religious profiling is what the proper response by airport security should be, says Nomani. Rational profiling would be what would take place. This is what Nomani points out.

"Profiling doesn't have to be about discrimination, persecution or harassment. We are not arguing that the TSA should send anyone named Mohammad to be water-boarded somewhere between the first-class lounge and the Pizza Hut," writes Nomani.

Nomani wants racial profiling will consist of some threat evaluation

Nomani explains that there is no concern for whoever has nothing to hide. Recently, she was in a debate on racial profiling. She said "Profile me. Profile my family," while within the debate. She said that "we within the Muslim community have failed to police ourselves." That is why she is okay with profiling. The security ought to be able to see "trouble signs" of terrorism. Nomani states this would fix the problem.

The audience was surveyed before the debate. 30 percent didn't pick a side, 37 percent support religious and racial profiling while 33 percent were against it completely. After the debate, 49 percent voiced their support for racial profiling, while 40 percent were against it and the remainder was undecided. The debate was extremely academic. It is not known whether racial profiling is something that might end up actually happening or not.

Citations

BYU

law2.byu.edu/jpl/Vol%2017.1/Macdonald%20pdf.pdf

The Daily Beast

thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-11-29/airport-security-lets-profile-muslims/?cid=hp:mainpromo5

Do the benefits outweigh the costs?

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