A British woman returning from her honeymoon in Turkey found herself being interrogated under the UK's controversial terror laws after cabin crew spotted her reading - wait for it - a book about Syrian art and culture, The Independent reported.
Faizah Shaheen, who incidentally works for the National Health Service to prevent mental health patients from becoming radicalized, was returning from Marmaris, Turkey, when she was stopped by police at Doncaster Airport last month.
Police questioned her for 15 minutes and told her their suspicions about a book she had been reading.
The "radical" book in question? The award-winning Syria Speaks: Art and Culture from the Frontline by Malu Halasa.
“I was completely innocent – I was made to feel like a culprit," Shaheen says, who feels she was discriminated against because of her faith.
"I’m actually part of trying to fight radicalization and breaking the stereotypes," she went on.
“I fight for different causes and then to be victimized and experience this first-hand and made me realise how bad it is."
