Spiritual and racial profiling will conserve life, states Muslim activist

Georgetown University journalism professor and feminist Muslim reform activist Asra Q. Nomani believes that it is time for the United States to be pragmatic when it comes to homeland security, instead of being politically correct. Nomani writes in a Daily Beast op-ed that using racial profiling and spiritual profiling in practical ways can help defend the nation more effectively against the rising tide of Muslim terrorist threats. This serves being a pointed criticism of the perceived ineffectiveness of the TSA’s present security methods. Source for this article – Feminist Muslim reform activist argues for racial profiling by Money Blog Newz.

Religious ideology is the main cause of racial profiling

Apparently in order to address an explosion of spiritual philosophy that leads to terrorists to do heinous acts, racial profiling has to be done within the United States of America, reports 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 auto bomb. Racial and religious profiling is what the proper response by airport security should be, states Nomani. But there would be a twist, based on Nomani – it would be realistic profiling.

"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.

Threat assessment is the real solution, suggests Nomani, with racial profiling

Nomani explains that there is no concern for anyone who has nothing to hide. In a recent debate over the issue of racial profiling, she said: "Profile me. Profile my family.". She said she is willing to be subjected to profiling because "we within the Muslim community have failed to police ourselves." The security ought to 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. 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 very academic. It isn't 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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