African Muslim Immigrants in Atlanta

[Ray Walston]

Very interesting (and balanced) article in today's Washington Post regarding immigrants to U.S. from Africa.  Here's a little quote:

"Africans make up only 2 percent of the 4.1 million people in metro Atlanta, but their numbers are increasing. They come from Ethiopia and Nigeria, Somalia, Mali and Sierra Leone, all parts of the continent affected by war, famine or political upheaval. They are wresting the airport taxi business away from American cabbies, many of them black. They're working fast food and customer service. Some are hesitant to share details of their past. "I ran from a dictator," says an African wheelchair pusher. Most are young and just desperate for work."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37511-2002Dec10.html

[Maximus]

The story is about immigrants in Atlanta, and the part that you quoted is the part about Africans. The first three parts dealt with Indians, Vietnamese and Latinos.

Similar stories can be produced simply by changing 'Atlanta'  to 'Singapore' or 'Malaysia'.

And, no, I don't know where do you get impression that the story is about  'muslim' Africans. It is not. Neither Nigeria, Ethiopia, or Sierra Leone are Muslim countries.

What is your point?

[Ray Walston]

Huh?

The title of the story is:

"Two Jobs and a Sense of Hope
A Young Man From Mali Discovers a Tough Life on a Time Clock"

It deals pretty exclusively with this interesting Muslim young man who immigrated from Mali (in Africa) and his positive and negative experiences in his new home.

Perhaps you got to the wrong page.  Go to washingtonpost.com, and it is a headline article today (with a photo).

Re what's my point?  Geez, that's tough.  I just found it interesting and though provoking.

Warm regards,