Lebanese British

Lebanese British

Infobox Ethnic group
group = Lebanese British



caption =Notable Lebanese Britons:
Mika, Samia Smith
poptime = Estimated at:
80,000 - 100,000
8% of Arab British population
0.15% of the UK's population
popplace = London, South East England, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester
langs = English, Arabic
rels = Islam, Maronite Church, Catholic

The Lebanese British community, consists of people originating from Lebanon who were born and/or raised in the United Kingdom.

History and settlement

Although there has been sporadic migration from the Middle East to Britain since the 17th century, the real growth of the UK Lebanese population began in 1975, with the start of the civil war in Lebanon which drove thousands of people away. The exodus was aggravated in 1982 with the Israeli invasion. At the same time, many Lebanese expatriates who were based in West Africa, in particular Nigeria, left for Britain as subsequent military governments took control in those areas.cite video
title=The Lebanese community in the UK
publisher=British Satellite News
location=London
url=http://www.bsn.org.uk/view_all.php?id=13212
year2 = 2007]

Population and distribution

Edgware Road in London is one of a number of areas that the Lebanese community and is populated by shops selling Arab newspapers, books and music. Other areas in London include Bayswater, Kensington and Westbourne Grove.cite news
last=Kowalski
first=Andrea
title=Lebanese treats: Edgware Road
publisher=bbc.co.uk
url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/177_food/page7.shtml
accessdate=2008-06-20]

Notable Lebanese British people

*Ayad Allawi, Politician (Iraqi and British citizen)
*Michael Atiyah,Mathematician
*Zaki Chehab, Journalist
*Anissa Helou, Cookbook author, teacher, and chef
*Dom Joly (comedian, born in Lebanon, best known for Trigger Happy TV)
*Alexander Khateeb, Racing driver, currently driving in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
*Mika, Lebanese born singer of Lebanese and US American heritage
*Kym Marsh, (Lebanese mother - actress & singer, formerly of Hearsay)
*Wentworth Miller, British born American actor
*Naeem Murr, Novelist and short story writer
*Samia Smith, (Lebanese father - Coronation Street actress)
*Sean Yazbeck, (Lebanese father) winner of the fifth season (2006) of the reality show, "The Apprentice"

ee also

* Arab British
* Arab Irish
* Lebanese diaspora

References

External links

* [http://www.britishlebanese.org/ British Lebanese Association]
* [http://www.blbg.org/ British Lebanese Business Group]
* [http://www.lbfnm.org Lebanese British Friends of the National Museum]
* [http://www.irishlebanese.com Irish Lebanese Cultural Foundation]


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