Arabs in Sweden
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 210,400 (according to the Joshua Project)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Stockholm, Södertälje, Malmö | |
| Languages | |
| Arabic, Swedish |
Arabs in Sweden are citizens and residents of Sweden who emigrated from nations in the Arab world.
Migration history
Many of the Arabs in Sweden are migrants 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
- Film, television and acting
- Malik Bendjelloul, filmmaker of Algerian descent
- Mohamed Said (actor), actor of Iraqi origin
- Tarik Saleh, film director of Egyptian descent
- Said Legue, actor and script writer of Moroccan origin
- Musicians and singers
- Salem Al Fakir, Grammy Award winning singer of Syrian origin
- Rabih Jaber, singer of Lebanese origin, also part of Rebound! with Eddie Razaz
- Josef Johansson, pop singer of Tunisian origin
- Leila K, singer and rapper of Moroccan descent
- Maher Zain, singer and songwriter of Lebanese origin
- RedOne, songwriter of Moroccan origin
- Sports
- Nabil Bahoui, footballer of Moroccan origin
- Nadir Benchenaa, footballer of Algerian origin
- Dalil Benyahia, footballer of Algerian descent
- Louay Chanko, footballer of Syrian origin
- Jimmy Durmaz, footballer of Syrian-Turkish origin
- Seif Kadhim, football of Iraqi origin
- Mohammed Ali Khan, footballer of Lebanese origin
- George Moussan, footballer of Syrian origin
- Christer Youssef, footballer of Syrian origin
- Others
- Modhir Ahmed, visual artist of Iraqi origin
- Mahmoud Aldebe, of the Muslim association of Jordanian descent
- Nadia Jebril, journalist and TV host Palestinian origin
- Osama Krayem, suspected terrorist of Palestinian origin
- Fida al-Sayed, political activist of Syrian 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
- Arab diaspora
- Arabs in Europe
- Islam in Sweden
- Moroccans in Sweden
- Iraqis in Sweden
- Lebanese people in Sweden
- Syrians in Sweden
- Immigration to Sweden
