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What Kind of Yemen?
migrants. Even if they are legally admitted to Yemen, they still have to
live under very difficult conditions in the country, where unemploy-
ment is very high.
Somalis generally work for very low wages doing jobs that Yeme-
nis are unwilling to do. A Somali migrant in Yemen earns an average
of $50 a month. In addition to the hard work they do, migrants are gen-
erally despised.
Such behavior is totally unbecoming of a Muslim. In verse 83 of
Surat al-Baqara, our infinitely merciful Lord commands us that in
order to establish social peace, the poor should not be despised, but
treated well.
No Muslim must forget that the Muslims of Medina embraced the
Muslims who migrated there in the time of our Prophet (pbuh) with
sincerity and love. Muslims must adopt them as role models.
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