Muslim activist says American Airlines wrongfully singled her out after she was arrested

A Muslim woman who was arrested on an American Airlines plane Saturday before its departure from New Jersey said that she was wrongfully singled out following a dispute with a white man traveling in first class. Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, an activist and blogger, described alleged details about the dispute about an hour before her apparent arrest, saying it began at a TSA checkpoint in Newark Liberty international airport. Story has details of her describing incident. She claimed that she was being removed while the man wasn’t. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said: “This morning, the port authority police department received a request from American Airlines personnel at Newark Liberty international airport, who indicated the airline had directed a passenger to deplane from a flight, and that police assistance was needed. Police responded, and briefly took the individual into custody; she has been released. The port authority’s independent inspector general has begun an investigation.” The port authority said she was charged with delay of transportation and trespass. Story has more.<br/>