[the idiocy of the US:] French mother, 33, denied access to the United States for family holiday because 'the name on her passport sounds like Al Qaeda' AM3P5B young woman with cover european french passport and airlines tickets and boarding pass ready to go Aida Alic was flying from Switzerland to New York with her husband and two children but, when she was turned away by officials, realised her surname appeared first on her passport, so it reads 'Alic Aida'

French mother, 33, denied access to the United States for family holiday because 'the name on her passport sounds like Al Qaeda'

Aida Alic was flying from Switzerland to New York with her husband and two children but, when she was turned away by officials, realised her surname appeared first on her passport, so it reads 'Alic Aida'