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Originally Posted by CyberSEO
I didn't get it again, but ok. As you say )
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It's from Pelevin.
About Muslims in Moscow. They are not a homogeneous group as many may think.
The first large group in Moscow are Muslims from Tatarstan and Bashkiria. They are part of Russia since Ivan Grozny, almost fully assimilated, basically they are just Muslim Russians. There's zero problems with them, neither in personal relations nor in business. They don't feel themselves as a minority or an discriminated group. Nabiullina - the Central bank director - is one of such Muslims.
Another large group are Muslims from Caucasus. They are universally hated by Russians. Chechens hated more, Azeris less, but still general attitude to them is suppressed hate. They are violent and have clan structure. A lot of them are plain criminals. The problem with them is that most of them are citizens of the Russia, so they can't be deported.
Third group are Muslim workers from Central Asia - Tajikistan and around. They mostly work in low-paid unskilled jobs such as construction, cleaning, in some cases drivers and anything like that. Generally they are not agressive, though they are badly educated not very bright and require supervision for anything but most simple jobs. People don't like them much, though I think they are mostly harmless. This group is suffered the most from the economy problems.
And about migration in EU - honestly i don't think Syrians would be of much problem for EU countries. Some will live on benefits, some will take low payd jobs, and in couple of generations they will become just like Turks now in Germany. I'd rather be afraid of Albanians, who soon to be become part of EU.