Lawsuit after Malaysian flag reported as ‘IS symbol’ in US
A US employee association is being sued after restricting a Muslim man's membership over a row about a flag.
Munir Zanial let a property at a lake owned by the organization for a Malaysian Independence Day party.
The FBI was alerted when an employee reported Muslim guests were displaying what was described as a US flag defaced with Islamic State group symbols.
The investigation ended when it emerged the flag was Malaysia's, but Mr. Zanial was banned from hosting events.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Kansas has now filed a lawsuit accusing the Spirit Boeing Employees Association of "racial profiling and blatant religious discrimination".
'Blatant discrimination'
Mr Zanial, a Muslim Malaysian aerospace engineer, was a paying member of the employee association when ...