British Arabs

British Arabs
العرب البريطانيون

Notable British people of Arab descent:
Mika, Karima Adebibe, Asma al-Assad
Alexander Siddig, Amelle Berrabah
Mohamed Al-Fayed, Mo Ibrahim, Khalid Saeed Yafai
Regions with significant populations
London, Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield, Glasgow, Cardiff, Newcastle upon Tyne, Leeds, Derby
Languages

British English, French, Arabic
Religion

Predominantly Islam (Sunni and Shia), minority Christianity
Related ethnic groups

'Other Ethnic Group' (UK Census), Arabs

British Arabs are Arab people living or born in the United Kingdom. Unlike Black British or Asian British, the term is not one of those employed in government ethnicity categorisations used in the census and for national statistics.[1] It is, however, the term used by the National Association of British Arabs[2] and has also been employed by academics[3] and in the media.[4] It has been announced that the category 'Arab' will added to the 2011 UK Census for the first time ever.[5]

Most Arabs live in the Greater London area, and many are either businesspeople, recent immigrants or students. Author Anthony McRoy suggests that there might be 500,000 British Arabs.[6] The majority originate from Iraq, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia, Morocco, Palestine and Lebanon.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Population size: 7.9% from a minority ethnic group". Office for National Statistics. 2003-02-13. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/CCI/nugget.asp?ID=273. Retrieved 2009-06-07. 
  2. ^ "The National Association of British Arabs". The National Association of British Arabs. http://www.naba.org.uk/. Retrieved 2009-06-07. 
  3. ^ Nagel, Caroline (2001). "Hidden minorities and the politics of 'race': The case of British Arab activists in London". Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 27 (3): 381–400. doi:10.1080/136918301200266130. 
  4. ^ Akbar, Arifa (2004-01-10). "Kilroy was here... BBC suspends daytime host". The Independent (London). http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/kilroy-was-here-bbc-suspends-daytime-host-572596.html. Retrieved 2009-06-07. 
  5. ^ "2011 Census Questions Published". BBC News. 2009-10-21. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8318637.stm. Retrieved 2010-04-27. 
  6. ^ http://www.naba.org.uk/content/articles/diaspora/british_arabs.htm
  7. ^ "About British Arabs" (PDF). Citizenship, Community & Integration: Perspectives from Arab American & British Arab Activists. http://www.arab-communities.org/downloads/about-british-arabs.pdf. Retrieved 2008-02-29. 
  8. ^ "Country-of-birth database". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/18/23/34792376.xls. Retrieved 3 July 2010. 

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