Arabs in Germany
| Total population | |
|---|---|
|
Estimated at around 1,000,000+[1] (1%) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, Munich, Cologne, Hanover, Bremen, Dortmund, Essen, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Bonn, Gelsenkirchen, Offenbach, Leipzig | |
| Languages | |
| Arabic, German | |
| Religion | |
| Majority Islam, but also Christianity. |
Arabs in Germany are people of Arab descent living in Germany. They form the second-largest predominantly Muslim immigrant group in Germany after the large German–Turkish community. There is an estimated number of 400,000–500,000 people of Arab origin residing in Germany.[2] Most Arabs came to Germany in the 1970s, partly as Gastarbeiter from Morocco, the Turkish Province of Mardin (see: Arabs in Turkey) and Tunisia. However, the majority of Arabs are refugees of the conflicts in the Middle East, e.g. the Lebanese Civil War, Palestinian expulsion from Kuwait and the recent Iraq War, Libyan Civil War, and current Syrian Civil War.
Geographical distribution
The largest concentration of Arab people in Germany, can be found in Berlin, where they make up 2%–3% (1,000,000 people) of the population. The percentage is significantly higher in the Berlin neighborhoods of Neukölln, Kreuzberg and Gesundbrunnen. Other significant centres of Arab populations in Germany can be found in Frankfurt am Main, Cologne, Munich, in the Ruhrgebiet, Hanover, Bonn and Hamburg.[3] Most Arabs reside in urban areas and cities in former West-Germany. The only place in former Eastern Germany with a sizeable number of Arabs is Leipzig, where people of any Arab descent make up 0.8% of the total population (4,000 out of 522,800).[4]
Notable Germans of Arab descent
- Hamed Abdel-Samad, political scientist and author of Egyptian origin
- Laith Al-Deen, pop musician of Iraqis origin
- Lexi Alexander film director of Palestinian origin
- Khalid al-Maaly Arab writer and publisher of Iraqis origin
- Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi, German citizen of Iraqis origin
- Tarek Al-Wazir, politician of Yemeni origin
- Mustapha Amari, football player of Algerian origin
- Mohamed Amsif footballer of Moroccan origin
- Mohammad Baghdadi, football player of Lebanese origin
- Farid Bang rapper of Moroccan origin
- Karim Benyamina, football player of Algerian origin
- Soufian Benyamina, football player of Algerian origin
- Bushido, rapper of Tunisian origin
- Sofian Chahed, footballer of Tunisian origin
- Mounir Chaftar, footballer of Tunisian origin
- Adil Chihi, football player of Moroccan origin
- Tony D (rapper), rapper of Lebanese origin
- Samy Deluxe, rapper and hip hop artist of Sudanese origin
- Loco Dice, DJ and electronic music producer of Tunisian origin
- Rola El-Halabi, boxer of Lebanese origin
- Rachid El Hammouchi footballer of Moroccan origin
- Rafed El-Masri, swimmer of Syrian origin
- Senna Guemmour, pop singer and songwriter of Algerian-Moroccan origin
- Lamya Kaddor, scholar of Islamic studies and writer of Syrian origin
- Adel Karasholi, Arabic writer of Syrian origin
- Sami Khedira, football player of Tunisian origin
- Fady Maalouf, singer of Lebanese origin
- Massiv rapper of Palestinian Origin
- Elyas M'Barek, actor of Tunisian/Austrian origins
- Souad Mekhennet journalist and author of Moroccan-Turkish origin
- Karo Murat, professional boxer Iraqis origin
- Baba Saad, rapper of Lebanese origin
- Murat Salar, football player of Egyptian-Turkish origin
- Tarééc, singer of Lebanese-Palestinian origin
- Adel Tawil, singer of Egyptian-Tunisian origin
- U-cee, soul singer of Egyptian-Tunisian origin
- Najem Wali journalist and novelist of Iraqi origin
- Hisham Zreiq, filmmaker and visual artist of Palestinian origin
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.cz-herborn.de/arabische/
- ↑ http://www.cz-herborn.de/arabische/
- ↑ http://www.cz-herborn.de/arabische/
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
