Moroccan British

ethnic group
group=Moroccan Britons
المغربيه البريطانية, "Marocaine britannique"


caption =Notable Moroccan Britons:
Amelle Berrabah, Karima Adebibe, Chico
poptime= Over 74,000 (1999) [ [http://www.bladi.net/forum/121122-moroccan-diaspora/ Moroccan diaspora] ]
(0.13% of the UK population)
popplace= London (Edgware Road, Kensington, Richmond and Harrow), Trowbridge, Golborne Road
langs = Arabic, Berber, British English, French
rels = Predominantly Islam, but also Christianity and Judaism
related-c = British Arabs, Moroccan diaspora

Moroccan British people or British Moroccans are citizens and/or residents of the United Kingdom whos ethnic origins lie fully or partially in the North African and Arab nation of Morocco.

History and Settlement

Moroccan migration to the UK began substantially in the 1960s with many arrivals being a mixture of the professional and unskilled, all coming in search of employment and a new life.Fact|date=September 2008In recent times, many Moroccans have taken advantage of the growth of London’s café society, opening up coffee shops and patisseries all over London, including suburbs such as Edgware Road, Kensington, Richmond and Harrow.Fact|date=September 2008 London and South East England attract the majority of Moroccan emmigrants.Fact|date=September 2008 Trowbridge, the county town of Wiltshire, has the highest population of Moroccans in the UK outside of London. [ [http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/trowbridgenews/display.var.934213.0.backing_for_link_to_morocco.php Backing For Link To Morocco (from Wiltshire Times) ] ]

Population and distribution

The only clear count of Moroccans in the UK regardless of birthplace was in 1999, when the community numbered some 74,000 people.Fact|date=September 2008 Despite the 2001 Census showing an increase in the number of Moroccan born people in the UK, it didn't allow Moroccan heritage to be stated, and seven years later even this data is substantialy out of date.Fact|date=September 2008 The Moroccan British community is unusually small compared to other Moroccan diasporas in Europe (most notably France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium and Germany).Fact|date=September 2008 Moroccans make up the third largest subgroup of the Arab British community (behind the 350,000 Iraqi Britons and 90,000 Lebanese Britons).Fact|date=September 2008

Notable Moroccan Britons

This list is of famous British people of Moroccan descent.
* Karima Adebibe, Actress and model
* Amelle Berrabah, Singer (member of the Sugababes)
* Lee Murray, Martial arts fighter and suspected bank robber
* Omar Nasiri, Spy who infiltrated al-Qaeda
* Laila Rouass, Actress
* Youssef Safri, Football player
* Chico Slimani, Pop singer (X Factor Series 2 contestant)
* Younes Tsouli, Convicted terrorist
* Hicham Zerouali, Football player
* Layla El, WWE Diva

ee also

*British Arabs

References

External links

* [http://www.yabiladi.com/forum/read-44-659229.html Moroccan Londoner Forum]
* [http://www.moroccanstar.co.uk/ http://www.moroccanstar.co.uk/]
* [http://www.mcuk.org.uk/ Moroccan Community in the UK]
* [http://www.morocco.com/forums/open-board-forum-libre/23041-moroccans-london-today.html Moroccan British History]