Sa'udi policies towards migrants and refugees : a sacred duty / Joseph A. Kéchichian and Fahad L. Alsharif.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kechichian, Joseph A.

Contributor:

Alsharif, Fahad (Fahad L.)

ProQuest ebook central.

Series:

Markaz al-Malik Fayṣal lil-Buḥūth wa-al-Dirāsāt al-Islāmīyah (Series)

King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refugees--Saudi Arabia.

Refugees.

Immigrants--Saudi Arabia.

Immigrants.

Saudi Arabia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (381 pages).

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Place of Publication:

Portland : Sussex Academic Press, 2021.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgments

List of Tables and Graphs

A Note on Transliteration

Introduction

Conflicts, Wars and Refugees

The Experiences and Policies of Sa'udi Arabia

Definitions

Structure of the Book

1. A Theoretical Perspective on Migration

A Glance at International Migration

Theories of International Migration

Migration Theories: A Classification

Analysis of Migration Theories

Neo-classical Theory

The New Economics of Labor Migration (NELM)

Dual Labor Market Theory

Network Theory

Migration System Theory

Institutional Theory

Cumulative Causation Theory

The 1951 Refugee Convention and 1967 Protocols

International Migration and Globalization

Conclusion: Adopting a Multidisciplinary Approach

2. Sa'udi Policies towards Refugees

Critics of Sa'udi Migration Initiatives

Discrimination and Human Rights Violations

Gender Discrimination in Sa'udi Arabia's Nationality Law

Stateless Communities in Sa'udi Arabia

The Bidun

The Rohingya

The Palestinians

Migration Regulations

Conclusion: A Flexible and Dutiful Approach

3. Hijrah, Zakat, and Refugees Religious Obligations

Hijrah and Asylum

Refugee Convention and Shari'ah Law

Alternatives to the 1951 Convention and 1967 Protocol

Religious Norms and Obligations

The case of Rashid 'Ali al-Kilani

Muslim Brotherhood Refugees

Burmese Refugees in Sa'udi Arabia

Iraqi Refugees and the Rafhah Camp Experiment

Syrian Refugees

Conclusion: Obligations as Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques

4. The Concept of Zakat and Foreign Aid From Development to Humanitarian Assistance

Zakat and Foreign Aid

Sa'udi Foreign Aid: Humanitarian and Economic Assistance

Sa'udi Foreign Aid Before and After 1973

The Sa'udi Fund for Development

King Salman Center for Humanitarian Relief and Works

Humanitarian Assistance to Yemen

Conclusion: Aid as Religious Obligation

5. Pilgrimage and Migration Dilemmas African Migrants and Sa'udi Arabia

Annual Pilgrimage Dilemmas

An Examination of the Methodology and Data Analysis

The Migration Processes

Smuggling

Overstaying an 'Umrah or Hajj Visa

Breaking a Work Contract

Undocumented 'Migrants' Born in Jiddah

African Migrants in Sa'udi Arabia

Issues Related to Working Conditions

Legal Issues Facing Undocumented Laborers in Sa'udi Arabia

Plans for the Future

Amnesty Initiatives

Nitaqat and Deportation Laws

Conclusion: Pilgrimage Dilemmas

6. The Kingdom and Yemen How Neighbors Became Refugees

Contemporary Sa'udi-Yemeni Ties

The Free-Flow of Migrants

Yemeni Workers in Sa'udi Arabia

Undocumented Yemeni Entries and Smuggling Operations

Riyadh's Humanitarian Assistance

Sa'udi Amnesty Policies vis-à-vis the Yemen

Consequences of the Huthi Takeover (2015-2018)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Conclusion: De-escalation Efforts.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Other Format:

Print version: Kéchichian, Joseph A. Sa'udi Policies Towards Migrants and Refugees

ISBN:

9781782847557

1782847553

Publisher Number:

40030820557

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