Arabs in Sweden
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 210,400 (according to the Joshua Project)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Stockholm, Södertälje and Malmö amongst other cities. | |
| Languages | |
| Swedish, Arabic |
Arabs in Sweden are Swedish citizens or residents of Arab ethnic, cultural and linguistic heritage or identity from Arab countries, who emigrated from their native nations and currently reside in Sweden.
Migration history
Many of the Arabs in Sweden are refugees from Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Jordan and Yemen.
In September 2013, Swedish migration authorities ruled that all Syrian asylum seekers will be granted permanent residency in light of the worsening conflict in Syria. Sweden is the first EU-country to make this offer.[2] The decision means that the roughly 8,000 Syrians who have temporary residency in Sweden will now be able to stay in the country permanently. They will also have the right to bring their families to Sweden. While Malek Laesker, vice-chair of the Syrian Arabian Cultural Association of Sweden, welcomed the decision, he also warned it could create problems. "The fact that Sweden is the first country to open its arms is both positive and negative," he told the TT news agency, explaining that it may be a boon for the growing people-smuggling market.[2]
Notable people
- Mohamed Said (actor), actor of Iraqis origin
- Modhir Ahmed, visual artist of Iraqis origin
- Seif Kadhim, football of Iraqis origin
- Tarik Saleh, film director of Egyptian descent
- Josef Johansson, pop singer of Tunisian origin
- Nadir Benchenaa, footballer of Algerian origin
- Mohammed Ali Khan, football of Lebanese origin
- Maher Zain, songwriter and music of Lebanese origin
- George Moussan, footballer of Syrian origin
- Christer Youssef, footballer of Syrian origin
- Nadia Jebril, journalist and TV host Palestinian origin
- Osama Krayem, suspected terrorist of Palestinian origin
- Nabil Bahoui, footballer of Moroccan origin
- Leila K, singer and rapper of Moroccan descent
- Said Legue, actor and script writer of Moroccan origin
- RedOne, songwriter of Moroccan origin
- Louay Chanko, Footballer of Syrian origin
- Jimmy Durmaz, Footballer of Syrian-Turkish origin
- Fida al-Sayed, Political activist of Syrian descent
- Dalil Benyahia, Footballer of Algerian descent
- Mahmoud Aldebe, of the Muslim association of Jordanian descent
- Malik Bendjelloul, Filmaker of Algerian descent
References
- ↑ "People groups: Sweden". Joshua Project. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- 1 2 "Sweden offers residency to all Syrian refugees". The Local. 3 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
External source
See also
- Arabs in Europe
- Islam in Sweden
- Moroccans in Sweden
- Iraqis in Sweden
- Lebanese people in Sweden
- Syrians in Sweden
- Immigration to Sweden
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