Arabs in Belgium

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Arabs in Belgium
العرب في بلجيكا
Total population
Moroccans 556,365 (2020) the census includes Arabs and Berbers [1]

Algerians 42,250 (2012) [2]
Tunisians 30,532 (2012) [2]
Lebanese 10,190 (2012) [2]
Syrians 9,072 (2012) [2]
Iraqis 8,425 (2012) [2]

Egyptians 5,000 (2016)

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Languages
Arabic language
Dutch language
French language
Walloon language
Religion
Mainly Islam and minority Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Arabs, Arab diaspora

Arab Belgians (Dutch : Arabische Belgen), also referred to as Belgian Arabs (Belgische Arabieren), are Belgians whose ancestry traces back to the Arab World.

Overview

Most living in Belgium are of Moroccan descent (both Arabs and Berbers). [4]

The Arab European League was founded in 2000 in Antwerp, Belgium by Dyab Abou Jahjah. [5] [6] He was criticized for proposing that Arabic be recognized as Belgium's fourth language, being accused of inciting hatred and "playing into the hands of the country's far-right anti-immigrant Vlaams Blok". [4]

There are many mosques in the country (an estimated 328 [7] –380). [8] The Great Mosque of Brussels, built in 1879 in Arabic style by Belgian architect Ernest Van Humbeeck, is the oldest mosque in Brussels. It was originally built as the Eastern Pavillon for the 1880 Brussels National Exhibition, then abandoned, restored and turned into mosque in 1978. [9]

Notable people

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