In this episode of the podcast, Attorney Rosensweig is discussing the case that was filed in federal court by Khairuldeen Makhzoomi against Southwest Airlines, after he was removed from a flight in 2016.  At the time, Makhzoomi was 26 years old, a student at UC Berkley, an Iraqi refugee and American citizen.  The night before the flight, Makhzoomi had attended a UN event and was able to ask a question of the Secretary General regarding Iraq trying to liberate people in Mosul from ISIS.   When he boarded the plane, he called his uncle in Iraq to tell him about the exciting events from the night before.  A woman sitting in front of him heard him speaking in Arabic and thought she heard him say a word that means "Martyr" in her own language.  She became concerned so she reported him.  He was then removed from the plane for questioning and, according to him, a Southwest agent told him that he should not be speaking "that language" on the plane and that he would not be taking that flight.  After being patted down by police, sniffed by a K-9 and questioned by the FBI, he was finally released and left to find another way home.  Makhzoomi, after not receiving an apology from Southwest filed suit and Southwest tried to dismiss the case, arguing that Makhzoomi failed to show that he was discriminated against in any way.  Was Makhzoomi prevented from taking the flight because of “Islamophobia,” or was it simply a matter of Southwest believing there was a legitimate safety risk in having him take the flight? Did Makhzoomi admit to a Southwest employee that he said the words bomb, jihad (holy war), shahidi (martyr) and ISIS on that call with his uncle or was that completely fabricated by the employee who made the call to keep him off the plane?  Also, does it matter that the employee who decided to keep Makhzoomi off the flight is also Arabic speaking and a devout Muslim?  What about the argument that airline employees are immune from liability as long as they can show that they are acting due to a safety concern?  Ms. Rosensweig is discussing all of this and more in this episode.