Syrian Fatwa Council Says Dangerous Migration to Europe Is Haram
The council said traveling to European countries via unsafe routes which involves dangers and violating laws is not permissible, Arabi21 website reported.
Any trip that is not safe and in which the traveler faces the threats of death, disappearance or drowning in sea is religiously Haram and anyone who embarks on such a trip is a sinner, it said.
This includes land trips in which there is a danger as a result of hunger, thirst or attacks by wild animals, it stated.
The council added that those who are involved in facilitating such trips, like human traffickers, also commit sins.
Since the start of foreign-backed militancy in Syria, more than seven million people have left the Arab country for neighboring countries and Europe.
Though the flow of Syrian refugees into Europe had slowed in recent years, it has gained pace again in recent months, with hundreds being killed during the journey due to drowning in the Mediterranean or lack of food and water in jungles.
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