People fleeing from conflict zones in the Middle East to Europe have surged to an unprecedented level, leaving many European nations confused about how to create a reasonable solution to deal with the influx.
This influx is largely due to the increase in violence in Middle Eastern countries especially in Syria where fighting between government troops and many rebel factions over the past four years have devastated the civilian population.
Most refugees who escape to neighboring countries, including Jordan and Lebanon are left in very miserable conditions. Circumstances are insufficient for accommodating them and hence some have no alternative but to risk their lives on the high Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe.
But in a latest revelation by the Free Thought Project, more than 100,000 empty air conditioned tents which can accommodate over 3 Million have been discovered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia almost unoccupied.
And the sad story is that Saudi Arabia together with some western countries are the forces fuelling this refugee crisis. The Amusing Planet reports that the sprawling networks of high quality tents are located in the city of Mina, spreading across a 20 square km valley. The tents are only used for 5 days of the year by Hajj pilgrims who are in Saudi Arabia for their religious duty.
The tents are said to measure 8 meters by 8 meters. The tents were permanently constructed by the Saudi government in the 1990’s and upgraded again in 1997 to be fire proof. They are divided into camps which include kitchen and bathroom facilities.
By critical estimation, the tents are said to have capacity to provide shelter for almost all of the 4 million Syrian refugees that have been displaced by the civil war. A war in which Saudi Arabia has been actively funding and arming jihadist groups.
Due to the increasing criticisms of the dullness of the Saudi government in the refugee crisis, the government said it has taken 500,000 Syrians since 2011. However, the Washington Post has disputed this claim. The paper said Gulf Arab nations like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and others have taken in precisely zero Syrian refugees. Many other rights groups have also said the figure given by the Saudi government is false. It is said many Syrians legally migrated to Saudi Arabia to work even before the war. And the Saudi government is using them to create a window to escape blame.
Meanwhile, as Saudi Arabia has shamefully failed to honor its moral obligations towards the refugees, it has ridiculously offered to build up to 200 mosques for the 500,000 migrants a year expected to pour into Germany. This is how low Saudi Arabia has lowered the crisis. It has surrendered common sense and its religious duty to share greed and vanity.
No wonder a reckless act by the country’s authorities led to the collapsing of a crane in the centre of the Grand Mosque of Mecca, killing more than 100 pilgrimages. Some images posted on social media showed lightning strike moment before the crane collapsed.
The Amusing Planet states in plain language that “For the rest of the year, Mina remains pretty much deserted.” This means the tents will have no use. Meanwhile, people are struggling somewhere to have just a place to put their heads down.
The likelihood of the Saudis inviting Syrian refugees to stay in Mina is virtually zero. The thousands of empty tents serve as a physical representation of the hypocrisy shared by wealthy Gulf Arab states when it comes to helping with the crisis. They are a complete disgrace to humanity.
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Western societies also have hundreds of thousands of empty churches that could accomodate thousands of refugees.
Who would want to invite these terrorists? It is sad a very few decent people get mixed up but my god, look at the real news (not the media). These people are already causing destruction wherever they go. They need to ship them back and solve the conflicts not ruin multiple counties struggling economies. Or better yet, maybe take them all to Australia, i think that strategy worked for Britain in the past.
Except thats exactly where extremists want them, they want these refugees in western countries. I whole hearted believe that the mass exodus we see happening has more to to with getting extremists into every major country than it does running away from war. Not doubting that 1000s arent coming for that reason, but this is just one more piece that fits this puzzle, no reason to flood into Saudi Arabia, it your goal isn’t help it’s to hurt and infiltrate. Otherwise Saudi Arabia is a lot closer than, germany, uk, usa, etc.
What an insanely stupid remark. Look at a world map for two seconds and tell everybody how western churches should take them instead…way to get lost taking a shortcut to thinking
The point I’m making is that religion is responsible for this human tide and all religions have an obligation to fix it. Religions paint themselves as champions of charity but they only support the needy if there is an opportunity to indoctrinate their beliefs and propagate their brand of bullshit. My city has now reached 100,000 homeless and we have over 13,000 empty churches that are only used on sundays for recruitment purposes. It’s time these community funded assets all over the world where used for the benefit of the needy not the sole benefit of a handful of religiots. Better still, we should confiscate these community assets from the control of religions and hand them back to the needy where they belong.
The point I’m making is that religion is responsible for this human tide and all religions have an obligation to fix it. Religions paint themselves as champions of charity but they only support the needy if there is an opportunity to indoctrinate their beliefs and propagate their brand of bullshit. My city has now reached 100,000 homeless and we have over 13,000 empty churches that are only used on sundays for recruitment purposes. It’s time these community funded assets all over the world where used for the benefit of the needy not the sole benefit of a handful of religiots. Better still, we should confiscate these community assets from the control of religions and hand them back to the needy where they belong.
Where did you see a church/s with beds, cooking and toilet facilities that can cope with an influx of 3,000,000 and readily available 360 days of the year.
Read and understand the seriousness of the problem before replying with such utter drivel.
What?? Why would they stay in churches, I’m not religious but I’m sure people would not like that (especially on Sundays). Besides, there is a huuuuge difference in the distances of Saudi Arabia and Western Europe from Syria… What Saudi is doing is fking tragic.
I’M GONE ANSWER FROM YOUR WORDS: What?? Why would they stay in TENTS, I’m religious & I’m sure people would not like that (especially on MONTH OF HAJJ). WHERE THEY CAN PUT MILLIONS OF PEOPLE,DID U THINK REFUGEES CAN MOVE IN THIS TIME?THINK RIGHT FOR EVERY BODY ,EVEN REAL MUSLIM REFUGEE CAN’T ACCEPT THIS STUPID IDEA
I dunno what the hell you’re talking about, I’m saying that putting refugees in churches may not be the best option. There are definitely alternatives like community centers, sport halls, unused buildings etc. Besides those tents look a lot more comfortable than cramming hundreds of people on top of each other in a church which will no doubt be destroyed in the process. I’m also not saying they should move back to Saudi now but they could’ve fking gone there (or at least had the option to) in the first place!!
Paul for that remark, pls remove yourself from the gene-pool.
You clearly don’t come from an area where refugees are present.
Wetsern society didn’t start nor do we perpetuate the syrian war.
Refugees sleep in churches, gyms, public housing and so fort bcs there is no space available like e.g. 1000 empty tents.
But yeah, good point. Hey instead of those empty tents, lets use places people actually use.
So please. At least never have children who could adapt that stupid line of thought.
Who ever started the war in Shaam should feel consequences…i am sure of one thing that Saudis didn’t start it. Try blaming the ones who are always looking for opposition and funding those movements to do jobs for them thinking it is good for people’s sake…. Example: who poked the kurds against turks just recently? The answer is who ever wanted to destabilize Turkey did it. And so on it goes….the truth is that you can’t live in peace nowadays, there will be always somebody to make wars !
What people don’t understand is that the real problem is not only just the refugees. The problem is Islam. Islamic religion hasn’t evolved since the Middle ages and it’s still stuck there. Every where there are muslims, there is conflict, for the simple reason that MUSLIMS DON’T INTEGRATE into societies, integration being seen as a sin by Sharia law.
As long as Islam doesn’t change, there will always be conflicts. Do you see conflicts between all other religions? No. There are no wars between Christians and Jews, or involving Hindus, or Buddhists..
les églises ne sont pas vide , ce n’est que le manque de prêtres qui crée cette illusion et qui les obligent a faire leurs messes dans différent villages.
The Kingdom of #SaudiArabia does not intend to speak about its efforts to support #Syrian brothers and sisters, during their distress, as it has, since the beginning of the problem, dealt with the situation from a religious and humane perspective, and did not wish to boast about its efforts or attempt to gain media coverage, an official source of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, adding that media reports have contained erroneous and misleading information, and the Kingdom now considers it important to discuss its efforts with appropriate facts and figures.
The official source explained that the following actions have been taken by the Kingdom:
1.The Kingdom has received around 2.5 million Syrians since the beginning of the conflict. In order to ensure their dignity and safety, the Kingdom adopted a policy that does not treat them as refugees or place them in refugee camps. They have been given the freedom to move about the country and those who wish to remain in Saudi Arabia (some hundreds of thousands) have been given legal residency status like the remaining residents. Their residency comes with the rights to receive free medical care, to join the labor market and to attend schools and universities. This was contained in a royal decree in 2012 that instructed public schools to accept Syrian students. According to government statistics, the public school system has accepted more than 100,000 Syrian students.
2.The Kingdom’s efforts were not limited to accepting our Syrian brothers and sisters after their crisis; it also extended its efforts to support and care for millions of Syrian refugees in neighboring countries such as Jordan, Lebanon and others. Efforts included providing them with humanitarian assistance, in coordination with the host governments and with international human aid organizations. Aid was provided, in cash and kind.
3.The aid provided by Saudi Arabia to the Syrian people totals around $700 million, according to the statistics of the Third International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria, which took place in Kuwait on March 31, 2015. Government aid and aid provided by the National Campaign, are included in that number.
4.Humanitarian aid provided to Syrians by the Kingdom consisted of food, medical, academic, residential supplies and included the establishment of Saudi specialized clinics in refugee camps, especially at Zaatari Camp in Jordan. The Kingdom was able to provide medical care in the form of immunization, preventive treatment and medical procedures. In addition, Saudi Arabia sponsored a large number of Syrian families living in Lebanon and Syria (specifically, through paying for their rent and living costs).
The ministry official concluded by stating that: It is apparent from the previous facts, that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will remain a leader among other countries supporting Syrian people and it is impossible to outbid its efforts in this matter, or to question its position in any way or form, the statement concluded.
Your numbers are plain lies or so taken out of context so that they serve your purpose.
your pathetic and should feel bad
especially for not addressing with one word how saui arabia is perpetuating this war.
This article would have had far greater impact if the emotional bias and slander had been left out.
Why doesn’t Saudi Arabia take on the muslim refugees and the EU countries take on the non-muslim?
Fake as fuck. Those tents are made for people performing Haj+first class from all over the world.