Hajar, sorry I caused offence.

I was not referring to Saudi society, or to Saudi individuals. I was referring, like I said, to the Saudi *state*. And the Saudi state is reactionary. People I know from Saudi Arabia, however, are lovely.

The well-known shallow remarks on Saudi Arabia make any text tiresome read… Why doesn’t anyone in the West ever go there, with an open mind. The country is a country like other countries, with the addition of two pilgrim places. They, too, think about today’s issues and try to improve and modernize their society. The condescending attitude against S-A in unnecessary.

Sincerely
HM

Interesting question. I must admit that my knowledge of specific sub-communities only goes so far. So the following answers are mostly speculation and someone with more knowledge of the Indian and Asian communities may be of more help.

My guesses would be that it is due to a) the fact that the Indian community is very well- and long-established, hence earlier generations had more opportunities to benefit from the period of “class compromise” detailed in the article (buying property etc) b) you would have to look at the average educational level and wealth of different migrant communities at the point of migration – because of international political factors, I would guess that a disproportionate number of Muslims are fleeing conflict zones in comparison to other Asian communities c) India has a particularly strong tradition of secular politics, including leftist currents, and has not invaded, bombed and destroyed by western powers for a while, hence possibly less hostility from Indian Muslims.

This is all speculation, like I say. But in any case, you’d have to look at both the economic and educational situation of the original migrants from any particular demographic, as well as when they first wave arrived and what the political context was in Britain at that time…you’d also have to look at how that community is perceived by the population at large, how much stigmnatisation they face, etc.

Furthermore – how can the factors affecting the success of Non-Muslim Asians and Indian Muslims be transferred to working class Pakistani and Bangladeshi British populations?