<<<I trained in the US and have an FAA ATPL with type ratings and have been a captain with a major european airline for 8 years.>>>
<<<arab looking pilot with arab name, but US nationality flying for a US airline,>>>
fly fly fly,
Your story is changing a little.
Assuming you are really a Captain, I am sure you know as well as anyone that everyone is on high alert these days.
Since all of the recent highjackers were of arabic background, any prudent Captain would see it as one, but just one, piece in the puzzle.
I hope you, Captain, will use the same kind of judgement when you are making a decision.
And my airline have about 60 middle eastern pilots, a couple of which are close friends of mine. They, and I, deal with facts and realities, not feelings and political correctness.