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Ask HN: Where is the safest place for Muslims devs to work?
I'm in the unfortunate situation where 1) I have a Muslim sounding name, and 2) I've lived in the US my whole life.
With these recent developments, I don't feel safe here. Although I'm grateful for everyone's support, at the end of the day, the government has had a lot of leeway in getting "us" arrested/harassed. At least, they certainly did post 9/11.
I've thought a lot about moving elsewhere, but I don't know where. Can other Muslim devs chime in? Is the climate better/worse in other countries? I feel stuck. No matter where I look, it doesn't seem any better.
- welcome2canada 10y agoCanada is open for business. If you're looking to start a business, immigration is pretty easy and if you hold a US passport, it's easy to come to somewhere like Toronto and have a look round and see if you like the atmosphere. There's a few tech meetings you can drop in on too. Oh, and we have free healthcare. Sounds good, eh?
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- misterbowfinger 10y agoI guess this incident that happened yesterday doesn't inspire confidence: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/world/americas/quebec-city-mosque-shooting-canada.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/world/americas/quebec-cit...