thanks brothers n sister for your insights.im sure my stay in LA will be a pleasant one..im sure no1 will judge me by my looks as for example i dont have a beard(because i dont have hair on my face to grow! genetic defect?)
Salam,
I used to travel to the States quite a lot prior to 9/11, however after 9/11 I’ve heard of many cases about other Muslim brothers and sisters being detained at the airport for no apparent reason which kind of put me off the whole idea.
I have relatives in the States who have been asking me to visit for so many years now but I keep putting it off simply because I cannot be bothered to sit in immigration for hours on end and being interrogated by the immigration officers and possibly the FBI (Not Firm Believers in Islam by the way lol)
Some of the questions that were being asked by the officials to the people I knew were "Do you go to the mosque" and "What does your Imam preach on Fridays".
If someone like Yusuf Islam who has done so much for charity can get detained and deported for no apparent reason, then who's to say it wouldn’t happen to me. I can’t believe to this day he still never received an apology either.
I like America and have no problems with the people and the country as a whole, but like someone said before, it's the government that tends to let people down. I guess this is one of the reasons why I much prefer visiting Islamic countries, where I know I won't get any hassles from anyone.
Hopefully the stewardess on the plane won’t shout “Muslim meal” in your ear for all heads on your plane to turn in shock and horror (That’s a joke by the way lol)
Inshallah your trip will be made easy for you and hopefully you will be back soon telling us how well your holiday went.
Salam
Peace2u
. So, if you don't have, you have an excuse. 
