What controversy has saville town dewsbury experienced
Controversy from:
Sharia court
Madrasa failing Ofsted inspections
Home town of some radical extremist
What is ethnic make up of saville town and ravensthorpe
Savile TownandRavensthorpe- large asian population
Particularly high concentration of Deobandi Muslims
White flight has left 48/4,000 White British
How have muslim newcomers changed evolving environment
Hard working newcomers bought their own homes and opened corner shops that sold burkas, prayer mats and perfumes containing no alcohol
Noticeable things about the muslim population
- sharia court operates to support women in divorce and matrimonials disputes
- huge local mosque run by deobandi sect of islam
- boiys in islamic robes walk to and from lessons in mosques madrasah
How do the minority white now feel
- targetted by muslim locals who want to buy their house
- hair salon once sgiving stern perms to yorkshire ladies is close down as well as other western gorcery shops
Why is there tension in some palces and not others?
- It’s an urban, rather than rural area?
- An experience of ‘Invasion/Succession’ rather than ‘filtering’
- Migration brings wealth creation rather than job competition
- Host population has a positive, rather than negative attitude
Host population has a positive, rather than negative attitude
Discrimination / racist attitudes can persist – creating tension / aggression, e.g. Jewish Eruvim, whilst others celebrate assimilation of cultures and schools and community groups help build understanding (e.g. Aik Saath in Slough).
Migration brings wealth creation rather than job competition
Wealthy migrants (e.g. Russian Oligarchs) invest in housing / prices rise – this can cause resentment, but also trickle down, e.g. London’s 2-tier economy
In other areas, migrants take jobs and create poverty / deprivation / resentment
An experience of ‘Invasion/Succession’ rather than ‘filtering’
- Some areas have been directed to take migrants who are forced to relocate there, e.g. Syrians to Milton Keynes – creating high levels of tension
- In some places, ‘white flight’ has occurred – the perception of tension might therefore not be there, e.g. Slough
It’s an urban, rather than rural area?
- Towns/Cities: pre-existing high numbers of in-migrants creates support, safety but also tension? (e.g. Dewsbury, E of Huddersfield)
- Remote rural areas (e.g. N Antrim) have few in-migrants, and communities experience little change (but in-migration will be more noticeable, e.g. Evesham)
