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“…(1999: 19), so that the changes produced in the culture of immigrants when confronted with the society that receives them, will also produce effects on the culture of the homeland (SAYAD, 1999, p. 20-21). 15 In Portugal it is possible to speak of the emergence of what authors such as Sandro 13 To think about the relevance of this theme, it is enough to recall the way in which, for many political movements in contemporary Europe, "Islam is seen as a 'foreign' religion, of 'immigrants', in the face of other so-called 'native' or 'autochthonous' religions and which, at best, has to be disciplined."…”

“…Thus, religion, language and roots in the territories subject to change of sovereignty have led and continue to lead to processes of discrimination, even so, susceptible to transformation in migratory contexts, which can be explained by the concept of transnational positionality. 19 This concept implies some duality in the directed analytical approach, involving the contexts of origin and destination. In Portugal, it is visible and observable in the relations between Indians, Bangladeshis and Pakistanis.…”

“…Thus, the groups coming from Bihar were discriminated against and relegated to poverty, both in India (Calcutta) and in Bangladesh -refugee camps in Dhaka. (SEABROOK and SIDDIQUI, 2011:45-46) 19 Translocational positionality is, according to Anthias, "one structured by the interplay of different locations, related to gender, ethnicity, race and class (amongst others), and their at times contradictory effects. (ANTHIAS, 2002, p.276 e 2000 in BASTOS e GOIS, 2010, p.138).…”