Traveling as a Black Woman
What happens when an African-American, Muslim woman travels abroad? Turns out there’s more to it than you think - this Muslimah has some surprises in store for you!
At airports and security checkpoints, guards take extra time examining my passport, in disbelief that I was really American. In fact, most people find it hard to believe that I am just plain ole Black. Also traveling abroad you may get anti-African sentiment due to illegal immigration from Sub-Saharan Africa to North Africa. And if you’re flying in Europe, and share any similarities with North Africans, you may get profiled at airports and held in detention for no particular reason except you look like a possible terrorist.
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