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Muslim seafarers sacked - Terror hype generates religous prejudice
US religious prejudice and discrimination forces two European shipping companies [Norwegian company Jo Tankers, Dutch company B&N Moerman] to sack crews - Odfjell said ships employing seafarers with common Islamic-sounding names have been subjected to prolonged searches [in USA]...Shipping unions are angry at what they see as racism and discrimination, with one International Transport Workers' Federation inspector accusing the US of putting security before human rights.