Arabs in the Netherlands
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (230,000[1]) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| predominantly Randstad (Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague) | |
 Moroccans |
60,000 (The Dutch Moroccan community counts an estimated 350.000 souls. But only 15% of them is of Arab origin. The remaining 85% is of Berber -mainly Riffian- origin).[2] |
 Iraqis |
55,000[2] |
 Egyptians |
23,000[2] |
 Syrians |
10,261[2] |
 Tunisians |
8,558[2] |
 Algerians |
7,733[2] |
 Palestinians |
6,000[2] |
 Lebanese |
5,187[2] |
 Kuwaitis |
1,524[2] |
 Jordanians |
1,523[2] |
 Saudis |
1,519[2] |
| Languages | |
| Arabic language Dutch language |
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| Religion | |
| Mainly Islam and minority Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Arabs, Arab diaspora | |
Arab Dutch (Arabische Nederlanders), also referred to as Dutch Arabs (Nederlandse Arabieren), are citizens or residents of the Netherlands whose ancestry traces back to the Arab World. Many of them might not actually be ethnically Arab due to the general confusion between the meaning of Arab and other ethnic groups coming from the same area (such as the case of Kurds, Berbers, Turkmen, Assyrians, Roma, etc.); therefore, the exact number of the actual Arab population in the Netherlands may be greatly biased and incorrect.
Politics
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".[3] In 2007, a group of Arab Dutch have complained about the television network Al Jazeera's effective monopoly on Arabic broadcasting in the country.[4]
Notable people
- 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
- Rami Ismail, video game developer and part of Vlambeer
See also
References
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External links
- T-shirt project in the Netherlands to create understanding between the Arab Dutch and non-Arab Dutch
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