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In September 2013, Swedish migration authorities ruled that all Syrian asylum seekers will be granted permanent residency in light of [[Syrian Civil War|the worsening conflict in Syria]]. [[Sweden]] is the first [[Member state of the European Union|EU-country]] to make this offer.<ref name="syriswe"> |
In September 2013, Swedish migration authorities ruled that all Syrian asylum seekers will be granted permanent residency in light of [[Syrian Civil War|the worsening conflict in Syria]]. [[Sweden]] is the first [[Member state of the European Union|EU-country]] to make this offer.<ref name="syriswe"> |
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| ⚫ | }}</ref> The decision means that the roughly 8,000 Syrians who have temporary residency in Sweden will now be able to stay in the country permanently. They will also have the right to bring their families to Sweden. While Malek Laesker, vice-chair of the Syrian Arabian Cultural Association of Sweden, welcomed the decision, he also warned it could create problems. "The fact that Sweden is the first country to open its arms is both positive and negative," he told the [[Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå|TT news agency]], explaining that it may be a boon for the growing [[people-smuggling]] market.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thelocal.se/50030/20130903/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-09-03 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130904224518/http://www.thelocal.se:80/50030/20130903/ |archivedate=2013-09-04 |df= }} Sweden offers residency to all Syrian refugees</ref> |
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| Regions with significant populations | |
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| Stockholm, Södertälje and Malmö amongst other cities. | |
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| Swedish, Arabic |
Arabs in Sweden are Swedish citizens or residents of Arab ethnic, cultural and linguistic heritage or identity from Arab countries, who emigrated from their native nations and currently reside in Sweden.
Migration history
Many of the Arabs in Sweden are refugees from Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Jordan and Yemen.
In September 2013, Swedish migration authorities ruled that all Syrian asylum seekers will be granted permanent residency in light of the worsening conflict in Syria. Sweden is the first EU-country to make this offer.[2] The decision means that the roughly 8,000 Syrians who have temporary residency in Sweden will now be able to stay in the country permanently. They will also have the right to bring their families to Sweden. While Malek Laesker, vice-chair of the Syrian Arabian Cultural Association of Sweden, welcomed the decision, he also warned it could create problems. "The fact that Sweden is the first country to open its arms is both positive and negative," he told the TT news agency, explaining that it may be a boon for the growing people-smuggling market.[3]
Notable people
- Ahmad Ahmad, bodybuilder of Iraqis descent
- Mohamed Said (actor), actor of Iraqis origin
- Modhir Ahmed, visual artist of Iraqis origin
- Bovar Karim, footballer of Iraqis kurdish descent
- Seif Kadhim, football of Iraqis origin
- Tarik Saleh, film director of Egyptian descent
- Urban Hamid, filmmaker of Iraqis origin
- Josef Johansson, pop singer of Tunisian origin
- Nadir Benchenaa, footballer of Algerian origin
- Mohammed Ali Khan, football of Lebanese origin
- Maher Zain, songwriter and music of Lebanese origin
- George Moussan, footballer of Syrian origin
- Christer Youssef, footballer of Syrian origin
- Nadia Jebril, journalist and TV host Palestinian origin
- Osama Krayem, suspected terrorist of Palestinian origin
- Nabil Bahoui, footballer of Moroccan origin
- Leila K, singer and rapper of Moroccan descent
- Said Legue, actor and script writer of Moroccan origin
- RedOne, songwriter of Moroccan origin
- Louay Chanko, Footballer of Syrian origin
- Jimmy Durmaz, Footballer of Syrian-Turkish origin
- Fida al-Sayed, Political activist of Syrian descent
- Dalil Benyahia, Footballer of Algerian descent
- Karim Mrabte, producer and songwriter of Moroccan descent
- Mahmoud Aldebe, of the Muslim association of Jordanian descent
- Malik Bendjelloul, Filmaker of Algerian descent
References
- ^ http://joshuaproject.net/countries/SW
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"Sweden offers residency to all Syrian refugees". The Local. 3 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-04. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Sweden offers residency to all Syrian refugees
External source
See also
- Arabs in Europe
- Islam in Sweden
- Algerians in Sweden
- Tunisians in Sweden
- Moroccans in Sweden
- Iraqis in Sweden
- Lebanese people in Sweden
- Syrians in Sweden
- Immigration to Sweden
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