In early November, I wrote about the infuriating story of Saadiq Long, the 43-year-old African-American Muslim who – despite having never been charged with any crime – was secretly placed on a no-fly list and thus barred from flying to the US to visit his...
A McAlester native who lives in the Middle East was prevented from returning there Wednesday. Saadiq Long, a U.S. Air Force veteran, said he tried to check in for his flight to Qatar on Wednesday at Will Rogers World Airport but was told by a representative of the...
A Muslim U.S. Air Force veteran, who had trouble entering the country last year to visit his ailing mother, was barred Wednesday from boarding a flight in Oklahoma City to return to his home in Qatar. Saadiq Long, an American citizen, told The Associated Press he...
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 2/5/13) –- The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) reported today that Muslim Air Force veteran Saadiq Long was barred from returning to Qatar after spending the last three months in the state visiting and caring...
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 2/5/13) –- On Wednesday, February 6, U.S. Muslim Air Force veteran Saadiq Long will attempt to return to Qatar after spending the last three months in Oklahoma visiting and caring for his terminally-ill mother. With the assistance of the Oklahoma...
