Arabs in Serbia (Serbian: Арапи у Србији) are mostly expatriates from a range of Arab countries, particularly Lebanon, Syria, the Palestinian Territories, Iraq, and Jordan; and also small groups from Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Libya and Sudan. Lebanese and Syrian citizens were the first Arabs to arrive in modern Serbia. As a result of the Arab Spring and the Syrian Civil War, many have the status of refugees or illegal immigrants, trying to immigrate to Western Europe.
Iraqi citizens[edit]
Most of the Iraqis in Serbia are educated people, and they view Serbia as a "friendly and brotherly" country.[1]
Syrian citizens[edit]
By the first half of 2013, 432 citizens of Syria had requested asylum in Serbia.[2]
Culture[edit]
Community members adhere to Islam (see also Islam in Serbia) and Eastern Christianity.
- Muhamed Jusufspahić, mufti, born in Belgrade; Bosniak father and Egyptian mother[3]
- Josif Al Said, MMA fighter,[4] born in Belgrade; Jordanian father and Serbian mother
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