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Tharoor flags World Bank report on conservative values in Kerala Saudi returnees
Tharoor flags World Bank report on conservative values in Kerala Saudi returnees
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday flagged a 2022 World Bank study that found migrants returning from Saudi Arabia to Kerala tend to exhibit "conservative values", including "gender-based violence" and "extremist attitudes"…
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday flagged a 2022 World Bank study that found migrants returning from Saudi Arabia to Kerala tend to exhibit "conservative values", including "gender-based violence" and "extremist attitudes" on physical violence towards women. Tharoor called the findings "disturbing" and said they require "serious introspection and internal discussion" within the Muslim community.
Tharoor noted that the findings contrast with Kerala's "liberal, progressive practice of Islam" and its record of educating Muslim girls. He later clarified he was not seeking any action but was drawing attention to the issue. The study compared returnees from Saudi Arabia to those returning from other Gulf countries and those with no migration experience.
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Kerala receives the largest share of remittances from the Gulf among Indian states, with Saudi Arabia a major destination. The 2022 World Bank paper, one of few to study social rather than economic impacts of Gulf migration, found attitudes toward gender-based violence among Saudi returnees were more conservative by three standard deviations compared to non-migrants. The state government has not commented on the study. With over 2 million Keralites in the Gulf, the findings could influence community discussions on social norms and integration policies.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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