Arabs in the Netherlands explained
| Group: | Arabs in the Netherlands
Dutch; Flemish: Arabieren in Nederland
Arabic: العرب في هولندا |
| Population: | Moroccans 414,186 (2021)
Syrians 113,126 (2021)
Iraqis 66,216 (2021)
Egyptians 28,399 (2021)
Tunisians 10,940 (2021)
Algerians 8,849 (2021)
Lebanese 7,950 (2021)
Saudis 4,860 (2021)
Jordanians 2,719 (2021)
Kuwaitis 2,669 (2021)[1] |
| Popplace: | Predominantly Randstad
Amsterdam · Rotterdam · The Hague |
| Langs: | Arabic language
Dutch language |
| Rels: | Mainly Islam and minority Christianity |
| Related-C: | Arabs, Arab diaspora |
Arabs in the Netherlands (Dutch; Flemish: Arabieren in Nederland; Arabic: العرب في هولندا), also Arab Dutch (Dutch; Flemish: Arabische Nederlanders) or Dutch Arabs (Dutch; Flemish: Nederlandse Arabieren), are citizens or residents of the Netherlands whose ancestry traces back to the Arab world.
History
Activism
On 8 September 2001, two Arab immigrants to the Netherlands, Egyptian-born film maker Ibrahim Farouk and Moroccan-born writer Mustafa Aboustib, launched a political party to protest what they perceived as poor representation of Arab Dutch people in mainstream political parties, except as "pretty Arab faces".[2] [3]
The Arab European League, a controversial pan-Arabist movement founded in Belgium by Lebanese-born Dyab Abou Jahjah, was active in the Netherlands from March 2003 onward.[4] It was represented by Nabil Marmouch and Abdoulmouthalib Bouzerda, both Moroccan Dutch born in The Hague and Arnhem, respectively.[5] [6]
In November 2007, Iraqi-born journalist Mohammad Mousa led a group of Dutch Arabs in protest against the private-media conglomerate Al Jazeera's effective monopoly on Arabic-language broadcasting in the country.[7] [8]
Notable individuals
Arts and literature
Cinema and television
Music
Politics
Sports
- Tahseen Jabbary (born 1964), football coach
- Karim Bridji (born 1981), football player
- Saïd Boutahar (born 1982), football player
- Amir Zeyada (born 1984), kickboxer
- Mounir El Hamdaoui (born 1984), football player
- Mourad Bouzidi (born 1984), kickboxer
- Badr Hari (born 1984), kickboxer
- Ibrahim Afellay (born 1986), football player
- Fouad Idabdelhay (born 1988), football player
- Ismaïl Aissati (born 1988), football player
- Mimoun Eloisghiri (born 1989), football player
- Anouar Kali (born 1991), football player
- Osama Rashid (born 1992), football player
- Hilal Ben Moussa (born 1992), football player
- Mo Hamdaoui (born 1993), football player
- Anass Achahbar (born 1994), football player
- Karim Rekik (born 1994), football player
- Anwar El Ghazi (born 1995), football player
- Redouan El Yaakoubi (born 1996), football player
- Zakaria Aboukhlal (born 2000), football player
- Abdallah Aberkane (born 2000), football player
- Anouar El Azzouzi (born 2001), football player
- Yassine Azzagari (born 2001), football player
- Marouan Azarkan (born 2001), football player
- Naoufal Bannis (born 2002), football player
- Younes Taha (born 2002), football player
- Mohamed Nassoh (born 2003), football player
- Anis Yadir (born 2004), football player
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Population; sex, age, generation and migration background, 1 January. Statistics Netherlands. 17 September 2021. 5 February 2022.
- News: Oñorbe Genovesi. Iñaki. 8 September 2001. 'Wij zijn de valse beloftes zat'. 'We are fed up with false promises'. nl. de Volkskrant. https://web.archive.org/web/20120920235235/http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2844/Archief/article/detail/600549/2001/09/08/Wij-zijn-de-valse-beloftes-zat.dhtml. 20 September 2012. 2 June 2010.
- News: 10 September 2001. "Oprichting Arabische partij kwestie van tijd". "Arab party establishment is a matter of time". live. nl. Reformatorisch Dagblad. Amsterdam. https://web.archive.org/web/20240608140017/https://www.rd.nl/oud/010910home.html?pg=bin%2F010910bin06.html. 8 June 2024. 8 June 2024.
- News: Olgun. Ahmet. 1 March 2003. Je bent islamitisch en je wilt wat. You are Islamic and you want something. live. nl. NRC. https://web.archive.org/web/20240608155159/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2003/03/01/je-bent-islamitisch-en-je-wilt-wat-7628809-a1115386. 8 June 2024. 8 June 2024.
- News: Bessems. Kustaw. Butijn. Hélène. 29 June 2006. Interview / AEL-leider is jongen van de straat. Interview / AEL leader is a kid from the street. live. nl. Trouw. Utrecht. https://web.archive.org/web/20240608150238/https://www.trouw.nl/voorpagina/interview-ael-leider-is-jongen-van-de-straat~bf0c75d6/. 8 June 2024. 8 June 2024.
- Breemer. Anna van den. 25 September 2009. Pitbull bouwt aan wederopstanding AEL. Pitbull is building AEL's resurrection. live. nl. Nieuw Amsterdams Peil. University of Amsterdam. https://web.archive.org/web/20190531165923/https://www.napnieuws.nl/2009/09/25/pitbull-bouwt-aan-wederopstanding-ael/. 31 May 2019. 8 June 2024.
- News: Dijck. Floor van. 22 November 2007. Arabische Nederlanders in actie tegen Al Jazeera. Arab Dutch in action against Al Jazeera. dead. nl. De Pers. https://web.archive.org/web/20110930094309/http://www.depers.nl/binnenland/125637/Arabische-Nederlanders-in-actie-tegen-Al-Jazeera.html. 30 September 2011. 2 June 2010.
- Kriek. Jarco. 27 November 2007. Protest tegen Al Jazeera in Nederland. Protest against Al Jazeera in the Netherlands. live. nl. Totaal TV. DPG Media. https://web.archive.org/web/20240608164102/https://www.totaaltv.nl/nieuws/protest-tegen-al-jazeera-in-nederland/. 8 June 2024. 8 June 2024.
