An airline passenger forced to cover his T-shirt because it displayed Arabic script has been awarded 240,000 dollars in compensation, campaigners said Monday.

Raed Jarrar received the pay out on Friday from two US Transportation Security Authority officials and from JetBlue Airways following the August 2006 incident at New York’s JFK Airport, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced.

“The outcome of this case is a victory for free speech and a blow to the discriminatory practice of racial profiling,” said Aden Fine, a lawyer with ACLU.

Jarrar, a US resident, was apprehended as he waited to board a JetBlue flight from New York to Oakland, California, and told to remove his shirt, which had written on it in Arabic: “We will not be silent.”

على طارى لن نصمت “We will not be silent.”
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Check out celebs’ 2009 resolutions:

BRITNEY SPEARS:
“I would like to stop worrying so much because I worry all the time. And to learn how to be happier, just in general. And to stop biting my nails!”
FERGIE
“It’s always the same: to work out more and eat healthier. I’m trying to go organic, eat more raw.”

EVA LONGORIA PARKER
“To give up meat.”

ASHLEE SIMPSON
“All my focus is on my son. Every day, being a better mom and learning with him. It’s an incredible experience.”

SPENCER PRATT
“To stop eating pizza every day. I think my wife [Heidi Montag's] resolution will make that happen. She says she’s going to cook.”

CARMEN ELECTRA
“To have more fun! I was just with Jenny McCarthy not too long ago, and she said, ‘Carmen, life is supposed to be fun.’ And I remembered that, it stayed in my head. And that is my goal.

“JAMIE FOXX:
“I’m looking for the right woman. I need a magnifying glass! I’m trying to find that rare jewel.

“STEPHANIE PRATT:
“I’m making my boyfriend quit smoking. I’m lazy — that’s all I’m doing!

“COOLIO
“No bills in ‘09. Live off other people. We’re in an economic crunch right now, so I’m not trying to pay any bills. I want somebody else to pay my bills, so you get me like 10 [women] with money. Nah, I’m just kidding.”JULIE BOWEN:
“To have a healthy baby. Last year, my New Year’s resolution was to run the L.A. Marathon, and I got up to 18 miles in my training and I got injured so you know what, I’m putting it on the list for next year.”

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