It's a tough time to "fly while Muslim." From people getting kicked off planes for speaking Arabic to people getting arrested for wearing traditional Arab attire, Islamophobia has been a struggle for millions of travelers.
The State of Kuwait doesn't want its travelers to run any risks, so it's issuing some pretty unusual--though reasonable--warnings.
The Kuwaiti embassy in Washington has advised its citizens "to make sure their phones do not contain any materials or photos of extremist nature," prior to traveling to the United States, according to state news agency KUNA .
The warning was described as a precautionary measure to spare the citizens, students included, interrogations by authorities at the airport. These could result in "action against them that could result in cancelling their visas and banning them from entering U.S. territories."
The embassy also urged citizens to "cooperate fully" with airport officials who request access to electronic devices.
Earlier this year, three Kuwaiti businessmen were interrogated for 21 hours at Los Angeles airport. After getting their phones checked by officials, the three were refused entry to the United States.
In July, an Emirati tourist Ahmed Al Menhali was briefly arrested in Ohio, United States, after a hotel clerk allegedly told family members he was pledging allegiance to ISIS in the lobby. The man was dressed in traditional thobe.