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A Muslim-American woman claims United Airlines racially profiled her

What began as a request for a diet soda on a United Airlines flight drove Muslim chaplain Tahera Ahmad to tears.

In a post made Friday to Facebook, Ahmad, director of interfaith engagement and associate champlain at Northwestern University, said that after she requested an unopened diet soda for “hygienic reasons,” she was told unopened cans were prohibited because they could be used as a weapon on the flight. United has since issued a statement in response.