Arabs in Sweden

Swedish Arabs
السويديون العرب
Total population
	543,350 ; (People from Arab league nations according to the Statistics Sweden)
Regions with significant populations
	Stockholm, Södertälje, Malmö
Languages
	Arabic • Swedish
Religion
	Islam • Christianity
Related ethnic groups
	Arab diaspora

Arabs in Sweden are citizens and residents of Sweden who emigrated from nations in the Arab world. They represent 5.3% of the total population of the country.^[2] About a quarter of Arabs in Sweden are Christians.^[3]

Migration history

Many of the Arabs in Sweden are migrants from Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria and Saudi Arabia.

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.^[4] 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 issues. "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.^[4]

Notable people

Film, television and acting

Malik Bendjelloul, filmmaker of Algerian descent
Mohamed Said (actor), actor of Iraqi origin
Tarik Saleh, film director of Egyptian descent
Said Legue, actor and script writer of Moroccan origin

Musicians

Salem Al Fakir, Grammy Award-winning singer of Syrian origin
Rabih Jaber, singer of Lebanese origin, also part of Rebound! with Eddie Razaz
Josef Johansson, pop singer of Tunisian origin
Leila K, singer and rapper of Moroccan descent^[5]
Loreen, singer of Moroccan-Berber descent^[6]^[7]^[5]
Maher Zain, singer and songwriter of Lebanese origin
RedOne, songwriter and music producer of Moroccan origin
Rami Yacoub, songwriter and music producer of Palestinian origin

Sports

Nabil Bahoui, footballer of Moroccan origin
Nadir Benchenaa, footballer of Algerian origin
Dalil Benyahia, footballer of Algerian descent
Louay Chanko, footballer of Syrian origin
Jimmy Durmaz, footballer of Syrian-Turkish origin
Seif Kadhim, footballer of Iraqi origin
Oliver Kass Kawo, footballer of Syrian origin
Mohammed Ali Khan, footballer of Lebanese origin
George Moussan, footballer of Syrian origin
Christer Youssef, footballer of Syrian origin
Gabriel Ozkan

Others

Modhir Ahmed, visual artist of Iraqi origin
Mahmoud Aldebe, of the Muslim association of Jordanian descent
Nadia Jebril, journalist and television presenter of Palestinian origin
Osama Krayem, suspected terrorist of Syrian origin
Fida al-Sayed, political activist of Syrian descent
Djamal Mahmoud, poet and psychiatrist of Syrian origin

References

^ "Population by country of birth, age and sex. Year 2000 - 2020". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
^ "Population statistics". Statistiska Centralbyrån. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
^ Nyheter, SVT (5 March 2021). "Statministerns folkmordsbesked kan avgöra kommunvalet: "Underskatta inte frågan"". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish).
^ ^a ^b "Sweden offers residency to all Syrian refugees". The Local. 3 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Loreen music, videos, stats, and photos". Last.fm. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
^ Auer, Josefin. KP: Loreen KP11 2011^{[dead link]}. kpwebben.nu. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
^ Westerbergh, Nora Nergiz (10 March 2012). "Musikläraren tror på seger". Vestmanlands Läns Tidning. Retrieved 11 June 2012.

External source

Dialogue and openness - Sweden in the UN Security Council

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[1] "Population by country of birth, age and sex. Year 2000 - 2020". Retrieved 19 September 2019.

[2] "Population statistics". Statistiska Centralbyrån. Retrieved 2019-10-25.

[3] Nyheter, SVT (5 March 2021). "Statministerns folkmordsbesked kan avgöra kommunvalet: "Underskatta inte frågan"". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish).

[syriswe-4] "Sweden offers residency to all Syrian refugees". The Local. 3 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.

[last.fm-5] "Loreen music, videos, stats, and photos". Last.fm. Retrieved 2022-12-31.

[kpwebben-6] Auer, Josefin. KP: Loreen KP11 2011^{[dead link]}. kpwebben.nu. Retrieved 10 March 2012.

[7] Westerbergh, Nora Nergiz (10 March 2012). "Musikläraren tror på seger". Vestmanlands Läns Tidning. Retrieved 11 June 2012.

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