There is a revolution going on in Southern Thailand and it is not the long-running Islamic insurgency, which has taken the lives of an estimated 5,500 people on either side since the conflict began to escalate in 2004. Cities like the notorious Hat Yai, a sexual playground for Malaysian tourists, are being transformed into vibrant Islamic business centers. This rapid transformation has been spurred by the migration of Muslims from the three troubled provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat to Songkhla Province in order to get away from the trouble
Southern Thailand's Islamic Business Revolution
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Southern Thailand's Islamic Business Revolution
There is a revolution going on in Southern Thailand and it is not the long-running Islamic insurgency, which has taken the lives of an estimated 5,500 people on either side since the conflict began to escalate in 2004. Cities like the notorious Hat Yai, a sexual playground for Malaysian tourists, are being transformed into vibrant Islamic business centers. This rapid transformation has been spurred by the migration of Muslims from the three troubled provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat to Songkhla Province in order to get away from the trouble
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