05-10-2004, 06:36 AM
As Salaam Wa Alaikum
There are Middle Eastern people here in South Africa but there are only a few in numbers. There are foreigners here not perminant residence if you know what I mean. There are many Pakistanis Nigerians Congolese and many other North Africans that try to come into SA but they are illegal immigrants. As for Arabs I do not think that there are here. If and when they come it is for visiting the country. Islam amongst the foreigners that come here is not strong. I have visited many countrys and I would like to confirm that in my opinion Islam is pretty powerful here in SA. They may be a few that go astray but the majority are very staunch in their belief.