Moroccan British
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| Notable Moroccan Britons: Layla El, Amelle Berrabah, Karima Adebibe |
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| Moroccan born people in UK (2001) Census figure of 12,348[1] Moroccan regardless of birthplace (2006) Estimated at 65,000 - 70,000[2] |
| Regions with significant populations |
| London, Edinburgh, Slough, St Albans, Crawley, Trowbridge, Manchester[3] |
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Predominantly Islam, but also Christianity and Judaism |
| Related ethnic groups |
Moroccan British people or British Moroccans are citizens and/or residents of the United Kingdom whos ethnic origins lie fully or partially in the North African and Arab nation of Morocco.
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[edit] Population and distribution
The 2001 Census recorded 12,348 Moroccan-born people residing in the UK.[1] By most recent estimates, between 65,000 and 70,000 people of Moroccan origin recide in the UK. Outside of London, Trowbridge, the county town of Wiltshire, has the highest population of Moroccans in the UK.[4]
[edit] Notable Moroccan Britons
This list is of famous British people of Moroccan descent:
- Karima Adebibe, Actress and model
- Amelle Berrabah, Singer (member of the Sugababes)
- Lee Murray, Martial arts fighter and suspected bank robber
- Omar Nasiri, Spy who infiltrated al-Qaeda
- Laila Rouass, Actress
- Youssef Safri, Football player
- Chico Slimani, Pop singer (X Factor Series 2 contestant)
- Younes Tsouli, Convicted terrorist
- Hicham Zerouali, Football player
- Layla El, WWE Diva
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Country-of-birth database". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/18/23/34792376.xls. Retrieved on 2008-12-02.
- ^ http://www.runnymedetrust.org/publications/117/74.html
- ^ http://www.runnymedetrust.org/publications/117/74.html
- ^ "Backing for link to Morocco". Wiltshire Times. 2006-09-22. http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/934213.backing_for_link_to_morocco/. Retrieved on 2008-12-02.
[edit] External links
- Moroccan Londoner Forum
- http://www.moroccanstar.co.uk/
- Moroccan Community in the UK
- Moroccan British History
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