Pew Research Center: Christians make up the majority of global migrants, but the proportion of Muslims is rising in various regions, showing diverse religious trends among migrants.
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CNN: Chinese migrants, including Ye Chengxiang, flee to New York City’s Flushing neighborhood to escape religious and political persecution in China. Their experiences involve perilous journeys, navigating the asylum process, and facing mixed reactions in their new community.
Al Jazeera: Rohingya refugees in India accuse Prime Minister Narendra Modi of hypocrisy regarding his government’s citizenship laws, which they claim discriminate against non-Hindus while failing to protect their rights.
UNHCR: Four individuals fled their homes due to religious persecution in Afghanistan, Myanmar, the Central African Republic, and Iraq. The challenges they faced and the assistance provided by UNHCR, emphasize the urgent need for support to help refugees rebuild their lives.
ReliefWeb: Large influxes of refugees from Muslim-majority countries have led to a significant rise in the overall number of Muslims in Germany. Recent studies report high prevalence of mental distress and illness among the refugees. Recent surveys from the German Islam Conference indicate that faith plays an important role in the social integration and inclusion of these individuals.
The Conversation: Locals within host countries are not the only source of intolerance and prejudice against religious refugees. There is also conflict among refugees of different religious groups. While some have suggested separating people by religion in refugee centres, researcher Kat Eghdamian believes that proactively counteracting prejudice can be achieved by allowing groups to mix and share their experiences.
CTV News: Profiles of Syrian refugees are presented to Canada by the United Nations, and the government’s decision on who will settle may be based on criteria such as religion. Although information on religious affiliation is not available, critics are concerned that the distribution could be different than the reported percentages of 74% Sunni Muslim, 13% other Muslim groups, 10% Christian, and 3% Druze among the Syrian population. Selection of refugees is ideally based on need, although for private sponsors responsible for 60% of the refugees coming to Canada, it is up to the church or group do decide who to sponsor.
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