Embracing the Infidel: Stories of Muslim Migrants on the Journey West by Yaghmaian, Behzad
Migration Letters, Vol. 3, No 1, pp. 87-89, 2010
6 Pages Posted: 24 May 2010
Date Written: May 19, 2010
Abstract
This is probably the most critical point in migration history because since then neither immigration stopped nor the wish to stop it. Hence efforts to tighten the admission have been matched with widening variety of clandestine migrations. One major reason should be increasing poverty and turbulences in sending parts of the world. Nevertheless, success in illegal ways of entry met by increasing xenophobia and demands to control it. Yaghmaian at such a critical time put together an excellent collection of stories he gathered through his journey among Muslim illegal migrants travelling to the West. He followed up stories from 2002 till March 2005, just months before the publication of the book.
Keywords: migration, illegal, Yaghmaian
JEL Classification: J00, Z00
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