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Letter: Why don't Muslims take Syrian refugees?

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Hilton Head IslandSaudi Arabia is not taking in refugees despite having 100,000 air conditioned tents. The tents could help provide shelter for the 4 million Syrian refugees that have been displaced. Wealthy gulf nations like Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have taken zero refugees. Where is the brotherhood among Muslims?

John Nicholson

This story was originally published September 16, 2015 at 9:56 PM with the headline "Letter: Why don't Muslims take Syrian refugees?."

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