the abuser, it was him, not she that was the alcoholic, it was him, and not she that kept the family apart, it was him. in a not so unbiased way told us that an anti-arab, anti-muslim u.s. judicial system is the root of all her problems. i left the united states with my kids of my own accord to protect myself and my sons. he s a manipulator, he s a liar, and i had to leave. i had to go. the system failed me. the system was against me. and you believe the system was against you because you re arab-american? i m an arab muslim. definitely, yes. reporter: nermeen khalifa illegally abducted her two sons and left the country on august 25th, 2001. in maryland a court hearing was immediately scheduled. it would be held in two weeks. the date, september 11th, 2001.
in a not so unbiased way told us that an anti-arab, anti-muslim u.s. judicial system is the root of all her problems. i left the united states with my kids of my own accord to protect myself and my sons. he s a manipulator, he s a liar, and i had to leave. i had to go. the system failed me. the system was against me. and you believe the system was against you because you re arab-american? i m an arab muslim. definitely, yes. reporter: nermeen khalifa illegally abducted her two sons and left the country on august 25th, 2001. in maryland a court hearing was immediately scheduled. it would be held in two weeks. the date, september 11th, 2001. move it! reporter: on the very morning terrorist planes were hitting the world trade towers, a maryland state court ruled
and i had to leave. i had to go. the system failed me. the system was against me. and you believe the system was against you because you re arab-american? i m an arab muslim. definitely, yes. reporter: nermeen khalifa illegally abducted her two sons and left the country on august 25th, 2001. in maryland a court hearing was immediately scheduled. it would be held in two weeks. the date, september 11th, 2001. move it! reporter: on the very morning terrorist planes were hitting the world trade towers, a maryland state court ruled michael shannon should be granted sole custody of his two abducted children, and the state issued a warrant for nermeen s arrest. to nermeen khalifa the coincidental date of the hearing and her absence from court proves she s a victim of discrimination.
u.s. judicial system is the root of all her problems. i left the united states with my kids of my own accord to protect myself and my sons. he s a manipulator, he s a liar, and i had to leave. i had to go. the system failed me. the system was against me. and you believe the system was against you because you re arab-american? i m an arab muslim. definitely, yes. reporter: nermeen khalifa illegally abducted her two sons and left the country on august 25th, 2001. in maryland a court hearing was immediately scheduled. it would be held in two weeks. the date, september 11th, 2001. move it! reporter: on the very morning terrorist planes were hitting the world trade towers, a maryland state court ruled michael shannon should be granted sole custody of his two abducted children, and the state issued a warrant for nermeen s
in a not so unbiased way told us that an anti-arab, anti-muslim u.s. judicial system is the root of all her problems. i left the united states with my kids of my own accord to protect myself and my sons. he s a manipulator, he s a liar, and i had to leave. i had to go. the system failed me. the system was against me. and you believe the system was against you because you re arab-american? i m an arab muslim. definitely, yes. reporter: nermeen khalifa illegally abducted her two sons and left the country on august 25th, 2001. in maryland a court hearing was immediately scheduled. it would be held in two weeks. the date, september 11th, 2001. move it! reporter: on the very morning terrorist planes were hitting the world trade towers, a maryland state court ruled michael shannon should be granted sole custody of his two abducted children, and the state issued a warrant for nermeen s