Millions of Muslim migrants now live in France, Britain, Germany and Belgium.

Russia has an estimated 3 million to 4 million Muslim migrants, both legal and illegal, from the ex-Soviet states.

The next group of settlers to arrive were Muslim migrants from the neighboring provinces.

After the independence of Pakistan, there was an influx of Muslim migrants mostly from Kashmir.

Communal riots, specially from the 1960s onwards, have also undoubtedly contributed to swelling the number of Muslim migrants to Malegaon.

They are native to Goa, unlike recent Muslim migrants from Karnataka.

There are approximately 3 to 4 million temporary Muslim migrants from the post-Soviet states.

Muslim migrants in Assam are regularly attacked by separatist rebels.

Muslim migrants of Tibetan origin include both Ladakhis and those from Tibet proper.

Muslim migrants from around the region often attempt to make their way into Saudi Arabia, where it is relatively easy to find work, our reporter says.