Arabs in the Netherlands
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 180,000[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| predominantly Randstad (Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague) | |
 Moroccans | 60,000 (The Dutch Moroccan community is estimated at 350,000. But only 15% of them are of Arab origin. The remaining 85% are of Berber -mainly Riffian- origin).[2] |
 Iraqis | 55,000[2] |
 Egyptians | 23,000[2] |
 Syrians | 88,000[2] |
 Tunisians | 8,558[2] |
 Algerians | 7,733[2] |
 Palestinians | 35,000[2] |
 Lebanese | 5,187[2] |
 Kuwaitis | 1,524[2] |
 Jordanians | 1,523[2] |
 Saudis | 1,519[2] |
| Languages | |
| Arabic language Dutch language | |
| Religion | |
| Mainly Islam and minority Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Arabs, Arab diaspora | |
Arab Dutch (Arabische Nederlanders), also referred to as Dutch Arabs (Nederlandse Arabieren), are citizens or residents of the Netherlands whose ancestry traces back to the Arab World. Many of them might not actually be ethnically Arab due to the general confusion between the meaning of Arab and other ethnic groups coming from the same area (such as the case of Kurds, Berbers, Turkmen, Assyrians, Roma, etc.); therefore, the exact number of the actual Arab population in the Netherlands may be greatly biased and incorrect.
Politics
In 2001, two Arab immigrants to the Netherlands, Egyptian-born Farouk Ibrahim (58) and Moroccan-born Mustafa Aboustib, set up the Arab Democratic Party (Arabische Democratische Partij), complaining that Arabs were not well represented in mainstream political parties except as "pretty Arab faces".[3] In 2007, a group of Arab Dutch have complained about the television network Al Jazeera's effective monopoly on Arabic broadcasting in the country.[4]
Notable people
- Khadija Arib, politician
- Maryam Hassouni, actress
- Laïla Abid, journalist
- Ali B, rapper
- Badr Hari, super heavyweight kickboxer
- R3hab, DJ and electronic musician
- Ramses Shaffy, singer
- Hany Abu-Assad, film director
- Arjan El Fassed, politician
- Ramsey Nasr, writer
- Kim Ghattas, journalist
- Karim Rekik, footballer
- Ismail, video game developer and part of Vlambeer
- Mohamed Al-Daradji, film director.
- Osama Rashid, footballer
- Hesdy Gerges, heavyweight kickboxer
- Imaan Hammam, fashion model
- Yes-R, Dutch rapper
- Amir Zeyada, kickboxer
- Youssef Idilbi, Dutch actor
- Marwan Kenzari, actor
- Mourad Bouzidi, kickboxer
- Karim Bridji, footballer
- Rania Zeriri, singer
- Rodaan Al Galidi, writer
- Mariwan Kanie, writer
See also
- Arab European League
- Arab diaspora
- Arabs in Europe
- Moroccan-Dutch
- Egyptians in the Netherlands
- Iraqis in the Netherlands
- Berbers in the Netherlands
- Lebanese diaspora
- Syrian diaspora
- Palestinian diaspora
- Moroccan diaspora
- Iraqi diaspora
- Egyptian diaspora
References
- ^ "Dutch media perceived as much more biased than Arabic media - Media & Citizenship Report conducted by University of Utrecht" (PDF), Utrecht University, 2010-09-10, retrieved 2010-11-29[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Bevolking; generatie, geslacht, leeftijd en herkomstgroepering, 1 januari, Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, 2010-01-01, retrieved 2010-06-02
- ^ "We zijn de valse beloftes zat (We are fed up with false promises)", de Volkskrant, 2001-08-11, retrieved 2010-06-02
- ^ "Arabische Nederlanders in actie tegen Al Jazeera (Arab Dutch defy Al Jazeera news coverage)", De Pers, 2007-11-22, archived from the original on 2011-09-30, retrieved 2010-06-02
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