Bristish Airport Refuses Boarding To Muslim Women Who Rejected Body Scan

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1. “ These ladies were not in traditional Muslim dress and while they were not happy about being refused permission to fly there was no anger. They accepted the decision and did not complain. ”

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• Pakistan
• Britain
• Islamabad

1. At Britain's Manchester Airport, two Muslim women have become the first passengers to be banned from boarding their flight because they refused to undergo a full body scan using an expensive new X-ray system. According to yesterday's London Express, one of the women objected on religious grounds and the other on medical grounds. The women, who had been randomly selected for scanning, had tickets to fly to Islamabad, ... (Read Full Article)

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