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TSA forces Muslim woman to show menstrual pad in private airport screening
A Muslim woman, Zainab Merchant, was harassed and forced to show her bloodied pad by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials during a recent airport screening. Merchant says the officials refused to provide her their identifications to avoid any legal complaints.
An anti-Ebola march in SW Philadelphia: “I’m a West African – not a virus.”
The following piece is from Philly. It was written by Jeff Gammage. By: Jeff Gammage Practically everyone at the march had a story about people who refused to shake hands or moved to another bus seat when they realized they were near a Liberian. “Once they hear our accent, people try to avoid us,” […]
Texas Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan succumbs to virus
Thomas Eric Duncan, the lone man diagnosed with Ebola who traveled to the U.S. from Liberia, died Wednesday morning at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas. He had been in critical condition after being diagnosed with Ebola in mid-September.