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Muslims stopped at airport on the way to Saudi Arabia: Here we go again

In a familiar story around here, a couple of Somali Muslims on their way to Saudi Arabia were detained at the Minneapolis St. Paul airport. One was an imam. (Cue Katherine Kersten.) Some questions about a mosque in Minneapolis and its rumored connection to training fighters was mentioned.

Postcards from Saudi Arabia

While Sudan and Qatar might be tougher bets, most Americans could spin a globe and pinpoint Saudi Arabia’s deserts with relative ease. Even if your geography fails you, you’ve no doubt at least heard of Saudi and perhaps recall Peter O’Toole shouting across the desert sands in Lawrence of Arabia.

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