Saudi Arabia offers Germany 200 mosques – one for every 100 refugees who arrived last weekend
The kingdom has faced criticism over its response to the crisis
ADAM WITHNALL Author Biography Friday 11 September 2015

Saudi Arabia has reportedly responded to the growing number of people fleeing the Middle East for western Europe – by offering to build 200 mosques in Germany.

Syria's richer Gulf neighbours have been accused of not doing their fair share in the humanitarian crisis, with Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and the UAE also keeping their doors firmly shut to asylum-seekers.

According to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, which quoted a report in the Lebanese newspaper Al Diyar, Saudi Arabia would build one mosque for every 100 refugees who entered Germany in extraordinary numbers last weekend.

It would be unfair to suggest that the Gulf Arab states have done nothing to help the estimated four million Syrians who have fled their country since the start of the conflict in 2011.

Just this week, the al Hayat newspaper reported that 500,000 Syrians had found homes in Saudi Arabia since the civil war began – as workers, not refugees.

There have also been significant contributions from rich individuals towards the upkeep of refugee camps round the Syrian border, estimated by the BBC to total around $900 million (£600 million).

There also exists a more general concern about demographic change, leaving the states opposed to the idea of welcoming refugees. In the UAE, foreign nationals already outnumber citizens by more than five to one.

Back in Germany, Angela Merkel welcomed two refugee families at a home for asylum-seekers in the Berlin suburb of Spandau on Thursday.

She told reporters after the visit: "Their integration will certainly take place in part via the children, who will learn German very quickly in kindergarten. And I hope and believe that the great majority will want to learn our language very quickly."

Whether she will welcome Saudi Arabia's reported offer, which Al Diyar noted would "have to go through the federal authorities", remains to be seen.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/saudi-arabia-offers-germany-200-mosques--one-for-every-100-refugees-who-arrived-last-weekend-10495082.html

OLAADEGBU:


Could this be the real reason why the Gulf states are reluctant to take in refugees in en-mass?

Xetima:
Why can't Saudi just take them in

Annunaki:


Obviously there is an evil agenda going on.

OLAADEGBU:


Could it be the islamisation of Europe?

Annunaki:


Not just europe but the whole world, the evil agenda is to dominate the world.

OLAADEGBU:


Could it be the islamisation of Europe?

Demmzy15:

This protest was ignored and condemned by British Muslims, guy use ya sense. Rònu!

POWEROFPEACE:


A good way of intriguing or increasing Islamic religion in Germany.

Demmzy15:

Saudi Arabia has taken over 2 million refugees right from when the war started.

onetrack:


If this is true (and I don't think it is), these refugees are no doubt being treated as servants or slaves in Saudi, which would explain why the current refugees are avoiding Saudi like a plague.

Demmzy15:

Have you gone to Saudi Arabia before before spilling jargons? They aren't treated as refugees but as guests. So most of them are not in refugee camps but they've been integrated into the society. They now have free jobs and other free basic amenities!

onetrack:


I know plenty of people who have been to Saudi and virtually 100% of them say that unless you are white/European with money, you will be treated like trash.

I don't believe that Saudis are going to treat refugees like guests. This is not their history.

POWEROFPEACE:


A good way of intriguing or increasing Islamic religion in Germany.

OLAADEGBU:


That explains why Saudi is spending millions erecting mosques worldwide spreading their brand of Islam.

Demmzy15:


Yes the brand of Islam that refutes and destroys extremism and oppression. That's nice actually!

OLAADEGBU:


Who is exporting wahabism? Check the link to find out. ==> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahhabism

Demmzy15:


When I have time, I would explain wahabism to you. Remember that it was so called wahabist that revoked Usama ibn Ladin's Saudi citizenship when he was a terrorists. The most entreme wahabist is the one who can never indulge in terrorism.

Download a book by a British who just converted to Islam, he explains everything about Wahabism https://www.google.com/search?&q=the+wahabi+myth

Annunaki:


Not just europe but the whole world, the evil agenda is to dominate the world.

Xetima:


Why can't Saudi just take them in

Demmzy15:


Saudi Arabia has taken over 2 million refugees right from when the war started. The news of building 200 mosques is unconfirmed, it was concocted by a Lebanese Arabic newspaper known as "Ad-Diyah". No Saudi Arabian agency has confirmed it, so I don't know why the OP OLAADEGBU can't be reasonable?!

lastmessenger:


this is very sickening. the only thing that comes to this peoples mind is the spread of their useless religion. meanwhile in the mosque will be bred new set of terrorist. my only prayer is that this kind guesture by the Germans will not backfire as muslims are very unpredictable.

onetrack:


If this is true (and I don't think it is), these refugees are no doubt being treated as servants or slaves in Saudi, which would explain why the current refugees are avoiding Saudi like a plague.

Demmzy15:


Many Asians are running to Saudi Arabia to serve as maids. They do this because they want and they themselves say they're well treated by their employees. You know nothing about the Saudi's history, modern Saudi was established in 1932 and they've been accepting refugees since the second world war.

This refugees are not placed in tents/camps but are allowed to integrate and contribute positively to the society. The enjoy free basic amenities, this gesture is far better than a refugee status. So Mr. Man I don't think you know what you're saying!

Demmzy15:

Saudi Arabia has taken over 2 million refugees right from when the war started. The news of building 200 mosques is unconfirmed, it was concocted by a Lebanese Arabic newspaper known as "Ad-Diyah". No Saudi Arabian agency has confirmed it, so I don't know why the OP OLAADEGBU can't be reasonable?!

Demmzy15:

Have you gone to Saudi Arabia before before spilling jargons? They aren't treated as refugees but as guests. So most of them are not in refugee camps but they've been integrated into the society. They now have free jobs and other free basic amenities!

Demmzy15:

Many Asians are running to Saudi Arabia to serve as maids. They do this because they want and they themselves say they're well treated by their employees. You know nothing about the Saudi's history, modern Saudi was established in 1932 and they've been accepting refugees since the second world war.

This refugees are not placed in tents/camps but are allowed to integrate and contribute positively to the society. The enjoy free basic amenities, this gesture is far better than a refugee status. So Mr. Man I don't think you know what you're saying!

Demmzy15:


Have you gone to Saudi Arabia before before spilling jargons? They aren't treated as refugees but as guests. So most of them are not in refugee camps but they've been integrated into the society. They now have free jobs and other free basic amenities!