for bringing up this topic. It is extremely relevant for all of us living in the West (although not all countries are like South Africa of course). Another thing is that a lot of the people who DO make the move seem to be coming back after a year or two. Just today I saw a brother at the masjid who "made hijrah to Syria" less than a year ago - apparently he has now returned. Is it even feasible for the average-joe-Muslim (not a Dr./Ph.D./engineer...) to make a living in one of the Muslim countries (assuming one of them would let stay there)?