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Revision as of 23:25, 21 October 2011

Arab Diaspora
العرب المغتربون
Salem Al FakirSami KhediraOussama Mellouli
FredwreckMohamed Al-Fayed
Salem Al Fakir • Sami Khedira • Oussama Mellouli
Fredwreck • Mohamed Al-Fayed
Total population
approx. 30 to 50 million[1][failed verification]
Regions with significant populations
 Brazil15 million[2].[3]
 France2.5 million[4]
 United States1,549,725
 Italy1.5 million[citation needed]
 Argentina1.3 million[5][6]
 Mexico1.1 million[7]
[citation needed]
 Chile0.8 million[8][verification needed]
 Australia0.47 millionFrom Arab League countries, including non-Arabs[9]
0.4 millionOf middle-eastern backgrounds, including non-Arabs (2006)[10]
Languages
Arabic, French, Italian, Spanish, English, Portuguese, Hebrew among others
Religion
Islam, Christianity, Druze among others
Related ethnic groups
Lebanese diaspora  · Iraqi diaspora  · Egyptian diaspora  · Yemeni diaspora  · Palestinian diaspora  · Syrian diaspora  · Moroccan diaspora

Arab diaspora refers to Arab immigrants, and their descendants who, voluntarily or as refugees, emigrated from their native lands and now reside in non-Arab countries, primarily in Latin America, and Europe, as well as North America and South Asia, parts of Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, and West Africa.

Overview

According to the International Organization for Migration, there are 13 million [citation needed], of which 5.8 million reside in Arab countries. Arab expatriates contribute to the circulation of financial and human capital in the region and thus significantly promote regional development. In 2009 Arab countries received a total of 35.1 billion USD in remittance in-flows and remittances sent to Jordan, Egypt and Lebanon from other Arab countries are 40 to 190 per cent higher than trade revenues between these and other Arab countries.[11]

Large numbers of Arabs migrated to West Africa, particularly Côte d'Ivoire (home to over 100,000 Lebanese),[12] Senegal (roughly 30,000 Lebanese),[13] Sierra Leone (roughly 10,000 Lebanese today; about 30,000 prior to the outbreak of civil war in 1991), Liberia, and Nigeria.[14] Since the end of the civil war in 2002, Lebanese traders have become re-established in Sierra Leone.

In Pakistan, millions of Qureshis and Sayyids claim descent from Arabs. Moreover Abbsis, Siddiquis, Farooqis, Osmanis and Alavis claim descent from the Sahabah who were Arabs as well. Majority of Sayyids are Sunnis while a minority adhere to the Shiite sect. More than 6,121,000 Sayyid families are scattered all over Pakistan, primarily living in the Punjab and Sindh province.[15]

Arab traders have long operated in Southeast Asia, trading in spices, timber and textiles. But an important trading minority in the region that goes largely unrecognised comprises the local descendants of Arabs. Most of the prominent Indonesians, Malaysians, and Singaporeans of Arab descent have their origins in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula, especially the coastal Hadhramaut region of Yemen and Oman. They are the Hadramis. As many as four million Indonesians are of Hadrami descent, and today there are almost 10,000 Hadramis in Singapore.[16][17]

The Americas have long been a destination for Arab migration, with Arabs arriving in some countries at least as early as the nineteenth century, but even as early as 1492 with several Moors among Christopher Columbus' crew.[citation needed] The largest concentration of Arabs outside the Arab World is in Brazil, which has nearly 10 million Brazilians of Arab ancestry.[3] Of these 10 million Arabs, seven million are of Lebanese ancestry,[18][failed verification] making Brazil's population of Lebanese greater than that of Lebanon itself. Most other Brazilians of Arab descent are mainly Syrian. There are also large Arab communities in Mexico (about 400,000 Mexicans of Lebanese descent), Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Trinidad & Tobago, Ecuador, and Venezuela.[19] Palestinians cluster in Chile and Central America, particularly El Salvador, and Honduras (between 150,000 and 200,000).[20] The 500,000 strong Palestinian community in Chile[21][22] is the fourth largest in the world after those in Israel, Lebanon, and Jordan. Arab Haitians (a large number of whom live in the capital) are more often than not, concentrated in financial areas where the majority of them establish businesses. In the United States, there are around 3.5 million people of Arab ancestry. Most Arabs of the Americas are of either Lebanese, Syrian, or Palestinian ancestry. The Lebanese minority in America are mostly Christian, with sizable Muslim, and Jewish minorities.[23]

The Lebanese diaspora, while historically trade-related, has been linked more recently to the Lebanese Civil War, and the 2006 Lebanon War. In October 2006, shortly after the 2006 Second Lebanon War had concluded, the Edinburgh Middle East Report ran an article covering the brain drain from Lebanon's universities.[24] Increasing numbers of Lebanese students are travelling abroad to further their education in safer environments.

As of June 21, 2007, the U.N. High Commissioner on Refugees estimated that over 2.2 million Iraqis had been displaced to neighboring countries, with up to 100,000 Iraqis fleeing to Syria and Jordan each month.[25][26][27] As a result of growing international pressure, on June 1, 2007 the Bush administration said it was ready to admit 7,000 Iraqi refugees who had helped the coalition since the invasion. According to Washington based Refugees International the U.S. has admitted fewer than 800 Iraqi refugees since the invasion, Sweden had accepted 18,000 and Australia had resettled almost 6,000.[28]

About 80,000 Iraqis live in Sweden, forming the country’s second largest immigrant group.[29] France is home to a now estimated 3 to 5 million Arabs and of Arabic-speaking nationalities, esp. from North Africa. [citation needed][dubious – discuss] There is also a medium sized Arab community in Australia (home to roughly 400,000 Arabs, mostly Lebanese), where Arabic is the fourth most widely spoken second-language. The number of Muslim and Christian Arab Australians are roughly equal with a slight Christian majority. See Australian population: ethnic origins.[30][failed verification]

Notable persons

Prominent members of the Arab diaspora include;

See also

References

  1. ^ "Arabic Language - ninemsn Encarta". Archived from the original on 2009-10-31. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "htm". Maranhaohoje.com.br. 2011-03-07. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  3. ^ a b "The Arabs of Brazil". Saudi Aramco World. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  4. ^ ben cahoon. "World Statesmen.org". World Statesmen.org. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference census2006 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Ben Cahoon. "World Statesmen.org". World Statesmen.org. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  7. ^ ben cahoon. "World Statesmen.org". World Statesmen.org. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  8. ^ http://www.blog-v.com/arabesenchile/
  9. ^ "2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations | Ethnic Origin (247), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data". 2.statcan.ca. 2011-04-07. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  10. ^ "Australia. Census Bureau: Population by Selected Ancestry Group and Region: 2000". Censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  11. ^ http://www.egypt.iom.int/Doc/IOM%20Intra%20regional%20labour%20mobility%20in%20Arab%20region%20Facts%20and%20Figures%20(English).pdf
  12. ^ "Ivory Coast - The Levantine Community". Countrystudies.us. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  13. ^ Lebanese Immigrants Boost West African Commerce, By Naomi Schwarz, voanews.com, July 10, 2007
  14. ^ Lebanese man shot dead in Nigeria, BBC News
  15. ^ Joshua Project. "Sayyid Ethnic People in all Countries". Joshua Project. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  16. ^ "Hadramis in Singapore, by Ameen Ali Talib". Al-bab.com. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  17. ^ The world's successful diasporas, World Business
  18. ^ "Estadão de Hoje". Estadao.com.br. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  19. ^ Arabs Making Their Mark in Latin America[dead link‍]
  20. ^ "The Arabs of Honduras". Saudiaramcoworld.com. 1936-06-27. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  21. ^ "Chile: Palestinian refugees arrive to warm welcome". Adnkronos.com. 2003-04-07. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  22. ^ "500,000 descendientes de primera y segunda generación de palestinos en Chile". Laventana.casa.cult.cu. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  23. ^ "The Arab American Institute". Aaiusa.org. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  24. ^ Lebanon's Brain Drain by Tim May. Edinburgh Middle East Report Online. Winter 2006.
  25. ^ "Iraq refugees chased from home, struggle to cope". Cnn.com. 2007-06-20. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  26. ^ Morgan, David (2007-10-08). "U.S., West seen skirting Iraqi refugee crisis". Reuters.com. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  27. ^ "U.N.: 100,000 Iraq refugees flee monthly". Alexander G. Higgins, Boston Globe, November 3, 2006.
  28. ^ US in Iraq for 'another 50 years', The Australian, June 2, 2007
  29. ^ Sweden urges EU to take in Iraqis https://www.flashback.org/t982633
  30. ^ http://elecpress.monash.edu.au/pnp/free/pnpv7n4/v7n4_3price.pdf
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