How many refugees did the Sodis take in

Over the past two months, as Europe was staving off the unending onslaught of Syrians fleeing their war-ravaged land, we often found ourselves asking what, if anything, the Moslem countries of the Middle East were doing to help.
We have been bombarded with the facts that Germany, having taken in almost half a million people just this year, was the most welcoming nation and on the other end of the spectrum the Saudis and other oil wealthy nations zero.
It is common knowledge that the entire glittering middle east was built on the backs of migrant labor. The designs from the first world, engineering from India and actual wet work supplied by whichever a poor starving nation was prepared to sell their people into indenture.
These designers, architects, and actual builders have no hope of becoming naturalized citizens in these Arabian Utopias they created.
They take their money and get shipped back to where ever.
This mentality permeates all of the wealthy oil soaked Moslem countries of today.
If they improve the Holy Mosque they demand the title "custodian of the holy mosques".
If they spend a fortune on the infrastructure, they forget to mention the multi-gazillion dollar milking cow that the holy mosques represent to them and their economies.
Even if you were born in these countries, and lived there your whole life, you could never ever call it home. 
You would always be an expatriate laborer, and could (and would) be sent back if you outlived your usefulness or if your views were too extreme.
Why then do we assume that in the midst of a bombing campaign, in which they are being accused of having higher civilian casualties, and disregard for collateral damage, than America,
Why do we assume that they would open their bosoms to Syrians?
Syrians who allowed their women to drive no less.
It might be that there are some refugees that have found shelter in the Moslem Middle East, but I am skeptical.
One gas to accept that in a few years time the refugees in Europe would be completely assimilated into the culture.
They would speak fluent German and have nipple piercings and would  worry about their kids curfews after the debs ball. They would support Germany in the world cup  and maybe even become German.
It's all at least possibly.
It's  happened before, when the depopulated cities were rebuild with immigrants after ww2.
Those people who choose to take refuge amongst the Sodis would never, ever be able to call themselves Sodis.
That's the difference.

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