Why Don’t Muslims Migrate to Neighboring Countries?
Why Don’t Muslims Migrate to Neighboring Countries ? For years, discussions about the migration of Muslims to Europe, Canada, Australia, and other non-Muslim countries have focused mainly on the destination countries themselves. While various aspects, from discrimination and Islamophobia to immigration policy, cultural integration, and how migrants are treated, have been discussed—and this is certainly appropriate and deserves more attention! But one fundamental question is rarely asked: Why don’t Muslims go to Muslim countries before migrating to non-Muslim countries? For example, why should an Iraqi seeking security and a better future have to travel thousands of kilometers? Why can’t they go to a closer Muslim country such as the United Arab Emirates to live and work legally? Why shouldn’t an Afghan fleeing war, poverty, or instability have the opportunity to live legally and with dignity in Pakistan, Iran, or other Muslim countries? The same question applies to hundreds of thousand...