TSA should use racial profiling, says Muslim activist

Georgetown University journalism teacher Asra Nomani is a feminist involved in Muslim reform leads to. She believes that United States air terminals must stop stressing about political correctness and take a more pragmatic approach to security. Racial and religious profiling would deal with airport security concerns in a more practical fashion, she argues in a recent Daily Beast op-ed. Nomani’s criticism of the Transportation Security Administration’s present means of handling homeland security is very apparent.

Racial profiling as a reaction to spiritual ideology

Evidently in order to address an explosion of religious philosophy that leads to terrorists to do heinous acts, racial profiling has to be done in the United States, accounts Nomani. Asra Nomani explains that Muslims have been most of those causing terrorist attacks since 9/11 and onward with other U.S. incidents such as the Portland, Ore., potential vehicle bomb. Racial and spiritual profiling is what the proper response by airport security ought to be, states Nomani. Logical profiling would be what would happen. 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.

Racial profiling is all about danger assessment, claims Nomani

If somebody has nothing to hide, then they shouldn't be concerned. This is what Nomani explains. Recently, she was in a debate on racial profiling. She said "Profile me. Profile my family," while within the debate. She said she is willing to be subjected to profiling because "we within the Muslim community have failed to police ourselves." The security should be able to see "trouble signs" of terrorism. Nomani says this would fix the problem.

At the beginning of the debate, 37 percent of the audience supported religious and racial profiling, with 33 percent against and 30 percent undecided. The debate led to 49 percent being in favor of racial profiling, 40 against it and the rest hadn't picked a side. The debate seemed academic. That was good. It is not known whether racial profiling is something that might end up really happening or not.

Articles cited

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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