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Moroccan diaspora

People of Moroccan birth or ancestry living outside Morocco

Summary

People of Moroccan birth or ancestry living outside Morocco

FieldValue
groupMoroccan diaspora
الجالية المغربية
imageMap of the Moroccan Diaspora in the World.svg
captionMap of the Moroccan diaspora in the world
population3 million
region1France
pop11,146,000
ref1
region2Spain
pop2766,000
ref2
region3Israel
pop3493,200-1,000,000
ref3
region4Belgium
pop4298,000
ref4
region5Italy
pop5487,000
ref5
region6Netherlands
pop6363,000
ref6
region7Germany
pop7127,000
ref7
languagesArabic (Moroccan Arabic, Judeo-Moroccan Arabic, Hassaniya Arabic, Jebli Arabic)
Berber (Tashlhit, Tarifit, Central Atlas Tamazight)
religionsPredominantly Islam
Minority Judaism and
<br /> Christianity<ref>{{cite booktitleReligion and Powerfirst=Davidlast=Martiyear=2016isbn=9781317067870page=94-95publisher=Taylor & Francis}}
relatedOther Berbers, Arabs and Maghrebis

الجالية المغربية Berber (Tashlhit, Tarifit, Central Atlas Tamazight) Minority Judaism and

Christianity

The Moroccan diaspora (), part of the wider Arab diaspora, consists of emigrants from Morocco and their descendants. An estimated 3 million Moroccans live abroad, with the majority of the diaspora being located in Western Europe, especially France and Spain.

Western Europe

Moroccans are one of the largest migrant populations in Western Europe, with the Moroccan diaspora community living in France estimated at 1,146,000, Spain 766,000, Italy 487,000, the Netherlands 363,000, Belgium 298,000, and Germany 127,000.

Religion

The Moroccan diaspora is mainly composed of Sunni Muslims, along with a substantial number of Moroccan Jews especially in Israel.

There is also a minority of Shia Muslims as well a Christian minority, especially in France, Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands.

References

References

  1. Mahieu, Rilke. (2020). "Migration and Social Protection in Europe and Beyond (Volume 3): A Focus on Non-EU Sending States". Springer.
  2. "Jews by country of origin and age, 2010". [[Israel Central Bureau of Statistics]].
  3. "Moroccan Jewry in Israel set to commemorate 60 years of aliya". [[Jerusalem Post]].
  4. Marti, David. (2016). "Religion and Power". Taylor & Francis.
  5. [http://www.refworld.org/docid/4f4361e72.html Morocco: General situation of Muslims who converted to Christianity, and specifically those who converted to Catholicism; their treatment by Islamists and the authorities, including state protection (2008–2011)]. Refworld.org. Retrieved on 12 June 2016.
  6. Erwin Fahlbusch. (2003). "The Encyclopedia of Christianity". Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing.
  7. Aziz Boucetta. "Morocco Needs to Start Taking Its Diaspora Seriously".
  8. (April 2021). "נתון אחד ביום: רוב יהודי מרוקו חיים בישראל". [[Davar]].
  9. Marti, David. (2016). "Religion and Power". Taylor & Francis.
  10. A. Lamport, Mark. (2018). "Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South". Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
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