Arabic T-shirt payout - BBC News

payout
a large sum of money paid to someone (here, as compensation) compensation) unemployment (compensation) noun [U] (ALSO unemployment insurance) Jobseeker's Allowance

payout
noun [C]a large sum of money which is paid to someone: - pembayaran - pengeluaran - penghuluran - bank membayar dividen setiap 6 bulan- saya mengeluarkan 300 utk membayar hutang-

.....With this insurance policy there is a maximum payout of £2500.
......I've just paid out £500 on getting the car fixed.
......If the insurers pay out, we should get about £600 for it.
.......An additional £265 million has been paid out in unemployment benefits this year. [sometimes + in]
.......The winner of the lottery will receive a payout of £3 million.
........The earthquake cost insurers millions of dollars in payouts.



the practice of racial profiling
forming opinions on people, or holding stereotypes of them based on their ethnic backgrounds

racial
adjective - connected with a particular race or with various races:- berkaitan dgn bangsa - perkauman - diskriminasi perkauman - permusuhan pelbagai kaum dan bangsa-

......They are members of a racial minority.
.......racial discrimination/prejudice
........He had a vision of a society living in racial harmony.


profiling
psychological profile noun [C] (SPECIALIZED offender profile)
psychological profiling noun [U] (SPECIALIZED offender profiling)
--the activity of collecting information about someone, especially a criminal, in order to give a description of them--
- gambaran atau bentuk rupa - keterangan rinkas tentang seseorang -

practice
noun [C] - kebiasaan - amalan - latihan - sudah menjadi kebiasaan bagi saya menyambut tetamu- pekerjaan seseorang doktor atau peguam - dia membuka pratik pergigian di johor bahru - klinik - firma guaman



slogan
a short catchy phrase that reflects the ideas, principles and/or goals of someone, usually an organisation or a group of people

.....an advertising slogan
......a campaign slogan
......That old campaign slogan really means that there should be jobs and enough food for all citizens.


to settle the case
to pay the money claimed in order to stop further disagreement

settle (PAY) - membayar - menjelaskan - melunas
verb [I or T] to pay, especially money owed or claimed:

.....Please settle your account/bill without further delay.
......It took the insurance company months to settle my claim.
........FORMAL Payment of your account is now overdue, and we must ask you to settle (= pay the money you owe) immediately.


argues that this case is not isolated
says this is not the only example of a similar situation/problem

argue (SHOW)
verb [T] to show that something is true or exists: - menunjukan - cara hidup mereka menunjukan mereka adalah orang kaya

.....The evidence argues a change in policy.



isolated
adjective - terpencil - rumah ladang yg terpencil - sepi terasing - beberapa kes keganasan yang terpencil

.....an isolated farm/village (= not near other farms/villages)
..........There were only a few isolated (= not connected with each other, separate) cases of violent behaviour

ordered off
officially told to get off - mengarahkan seseorang keluar dari padang


suspicious
here, making you feel that something wrong is happening - berasa sangsi - menimbulkan keraguan

.....It's a bit suspicious that no one knows where he was at the time of the murder.
.......There's a suspicious-looking van parked at the end of the road.


cleared
proved to be innocent

clear (OFFICIAL PERMISSION)
verb [T] - lepas - lulus - kereta itu lepas pemeriksaan kastam - rancangan penduduk kg belum diluluskan kerajaan - semua calon mesti ditapis oleh cawangan

1- to give official permission for something:

.......Despite local opposition, the plans for the new supermarket have been cleared by the council.
........Ladies and gentlemen, air-traffic control has now cleared the plane for take-off.
.......I don't know if I can get the car tonight - I'll have to clear it with Mum.

2- to satisfy the official conditions of something:Before you can enter the country, you have to clear customs.

Arabic T-shirt payout

Lawyers representing Raed Jarrar say the payout is a victory for free speech and a blow to the practice of racial profiling. Back in 2006 Mr Jarrar was waiting to board a flight at New York's JFK airport wearing a T-shirt that read "We Will Not Be Silent" in English and Arabic.

His lawyers claim he was ordered to remove the item of clothing by staff who said other passengers felt uncomfortable with the Arabic slogan. He eventually agreed to cover the shirt and boarded the plane, but says he was made to sit at the back. The Transport Security Authority and JetBlue airlines agreed to settle the case, paying out a total of $240,000 in compensation.

The American Civil Liberties Union, which represented Mr Jarrar, argues that this case is not isolated. It follows an incident last week in the United States where a Muslim family were ordered off a domestic flight operated by AirTran airlines after passengers claimed they were making suspicious remarks about security. The group was later cleared by the FBI, but were not permitted to fly with the airline to continue their journey.