{"id":1478,"date":"2015-06-01T13:31:41","date_gmt":"2015-06-01T13:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/islaminamerica\/?p=1478"},"modified":"2015-06-01T02:36:58","modified_gmt":"2015-06-01T02:36:58","slug":"united-in-the-crosshairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/islaminamerica\/2015\/06\/01\/united-in-the-crosshairs\/","title":{"rendered":"United in the Crosshairs"},"content":{"rendered":"

United Airlines has a firestorm on its hands courtesy of a short-tempered flight attendant.<\/p>\n

You all know the story by now: a woman in hijab was refused an unopened can of Diet Coke because, she was told, she could use it as a weapon.<\/p>\n

Oh, sure.<\/p>\n

What United does with the resultant uproar will speak volumes about its level of customer service.<\/p>\n

Here’s one of the stories on the episode: Calls to Boycott United Airlines Grow After Muslim Woman Alleges Discrimination<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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