Geography asks three questions: |
| Trump resort under development in Bali, Indonesia. The largest population of Muslims in the world lives in Indonesia, and of course most of them are not affiliated with terrorism. They are more likely to be victims than perpetrators -- just like Christians in the U.S. But some Islamist terrorism does originate in the country, leading one to wonder how it has escaped the president's travel ban. Image source: DJ Trump. |
Here are some of the countries with the largest Muslim populations in the world (Muslim populations shown). As of today, some are welcome in the nation formerly known as the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.
The distinction between the naughty and nice lists is not related to terrorism -- the 9/11 attacks were brought to us by people on the WELCOME LIST, and no attacks on U.S. soil have originated in the NOT WELCOME countries for at least 40 years. (According to Cato Institute.)
So what distinguishes the two lists? Golf and hotels. If you are going to be a terrorist, be sure you are from a country with Trump realty connections.
NOT WELCOME
Iran 74,819,000
Iraq 31,108,000
Libya 6,325,000
Somalia 9,231,000
Sudan 39,027,950
Syria 20,895,000
Yemen 24,023,000
WELCOME
Saudi Arabia 25,493,000
UAE 3,577,000
Egypt 73,800,000
Azerbaijan 8,795,000
Turkey 74,660,000
Indonesia 204,847,000
For more details, see Sprawling Business Empire in the NY Daily News.
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