People Flee from One Another
in Confusion
The hadith states that people will flee
from one another due to mistrust and fear.
This might be a reference to those who are
forced to flee their homelands. Indeed,
the number of refugees and exiles had increased
greatly by the beginning of the twentieth
century.
Especially during the last 20-30 years,
this increase has reached significant figures.
By 2001, the number of refugees reached
23 million while the number of people who
had abandoned their homes was about 30 million.
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(Left)
Emigration wave of 600 thousand
people (Cumhuriyet, February
6, 2003)
(Right) Do Not Send us Back
to Liberia ( Milliyet, August
12, 2003)
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