Arabs in the Netherlands
Total population | |
---|---|
Moroccans 414,186 (2021) Syrians 113,126 (2021) Iraqis 66,216 (2021) Egyptians 28,399 (2021) Tunisians 10,940 (2021) Algerians 8,849 (2021) Lebanese 7,950 (2021) Saudis 4,860 (2021) Jordanians 2,719 (2021) Kuwaitis 2,669 (2021)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Predominantly Randstad Amsterdam · Rotterdam · The Hague | |
Languages | |
Arabic language Dutch language | |
Religion | |
Mainly Islam and minority Christianity | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Arabs, Arab diaspora |
Arabs in the Netherlands (Dutch: Arabieren in Nederland; Arabic: العرب في هولندا), also Arab Dutch (Arabische Nederlanders) or Dutch Arabs (Nederlandse Arabieren), are citizens or residents of the Netherlands whose ancestry traces back to the Arab world.
Politics[edit]
In 2001, two Arab immigrants to the Netherlands, Egyptian-born Farouk Ibrahim (58) and Moroccan-born Mustafa Aboustib, set up the Arab Democratic Party (Arabische Democratische Partij), complaining that Arabs were not well represented in mainstream political parties except as "pretty Arab faces".[2] In 2007, a group of Arab Dutch complained about the television network Al Jazeera's effective monopoly on Arabic broadcasting in the country.[3]
Notable people[edit]
- Khadija Arib, politician
- Maryam Hassouni, actress
- Laïla Abid, journalist
- Ali B, rapper
- Badr Hari, super heavyweight kickboxer
- R3hab, DJ and electronic musician
- Ramses Shaffy, singer
- Hany Abu-Assad, film director
- Arjan El Fassed, politician
- Ramsey Nasr, writer
- Kim Ghattas, journalist
- Karim Rekik, footballer
- Marouan Azarkan
- Mohamed Al-Daradji, film director.
- Mohamed Ihattaren
- Mohamed Mallahi
- Mounir El Hamdaoui
- Naoufal Bannis
- Osama Rashid, footballer
- Imaan Hammam, fashion model
- Yes-R, Dutch rapper
- Amir Zeyada, kickboxer
- Youssef Idilbi, Dutch actor
- Marwan Kenzari, actor
- Mourad Bouzidi, kickboxer
- Karim Bridji, footballer
- Rania Zeriri, singer
- Rodaan Al Galidi, writer
- Mariwan Kanie, writer
- Ibrahim Afellay, footballer
- Fouad Idabdelhay, footballer
- Tahseen Jabbary
- Yassine Azzagari
- Younes Taha
- Zakaria Labyad
- Zakaria Aboukhlal
- Mo Hamdaoui
- Ismaïl Aissati
- Redouan El Yaakoubi
- Abdallah Aberkane
- Anass Achahbar
- Anouar El Azzouzi
- Anwar El Ghazi
- Anwar Bensabouh
- Anouar Kali
- Anass Achahbar
- Anis Yadir
- Hakim Ziyech
- Hilal Ben Moussa
- Mimoun Eloisghiri
- Mohamed Nassoh
- Saïd Boutahar
See also[edit]
- Arab European League
- Arab diaspora
- Arabs in Europe
- Moroccans in the Netherlands
- Egyptians in the Netherlands
- Iraqis in the Netherlands
- Berbers in the Netherlands
- Lebanese diaspora
- Syrian diaspora
- Palestinian diaspora
- Moroccan diaspora
- Iraqi diaspora
- Egyptian diaspora
References[edit]
- ^ "Population; sex, age, generation and migration background, 1 January". Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "We zijn de valse beloftes zat (We are fed up with false promises)", de Volkskrant, 2001-08-11, retrieved 2010-06-02
- ^ "Arabische Nederlanders in actie tegen Al Jazeera (Arab Dutch defy Al Jazeera news coverage)", De Pers, 2007-11-22, archived from the original on 2011-09-30, retrieved 2010-06-02