Arabs in Italy

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Arabs in Italy
Arabi in Italia
Total population
687,282 (2020)[1]
Regions with significant populations
  • Lombardy
  • Emilia-Romagna
  • Piedmont
  • Veneto
Languages
Arabic and Italian
Religion
Islam and Christianity

Arabs in Italy (Italian: Arabi in Italia, Arabic: عرب إيطاليا) are Italian residents of Arab heritage.

According to the Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), most Arab non-Italian citizens residing in Italy come from North Africa, most notably from Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia and Algeria. Other notable countries of origin include Somalia, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan, Jordan and Palestine.

As a result of mixed marriages and naturalization, many Arabs in Italy are Italian nationals or second-generation children of expatriates.

History[]

In the 9th century AD Arabs settled in mass on the Island of Sicily and formed the independent Islamic Emirate of Sicily.[2] During this period there were several attempts to invade the mainland one of the most notable examples of this was the Emirate of Bari.[3] Arabs have significantly impacted the genetics of the Island of Sicily as well as neighboring areas.[4]

Population[]

Countries of origin[]

Arabs in Italy in the 2020 Census[1]
Ancestry Population % of Italy population
Moroccan 414,249 0.700%
Egyptian 128,095 0.216%
Tunisian 93,350 0.158%
Algerian 18,468 0.031%
Somali 8,515 0.014%
Syrian 6,356 0.011%
Iraqi 5,408 0.009%
Lebanese 3,855 0.007%
Libyan 2,667 0.005%
Sudanese 2,390 0.004%
Jordanian 1,524 0.003%
Palestinians 1,036 0.002%
Mauritanians 728 0.001%
Yemeni 285 <0.001%
Saudi 155 <0.001%
Qatari 64 <0.001%
Kuwaiti 37 <0.001%
Omani 35 <0.001%
Djibouti 24 <0.001%
Bahrain 17 <0.001%
Emirati 15 <0.001%
Comoros 9 <0.001%
Total 687,282 1.160%

Notable people[]

See also: Category:Italian people of Arab descent
  • Simone Assemani (1752–1820), professor of Oriental languages in Padua
  • Magdi Allam (born 1952), journalist and politician
  • Stephan El Shaarawy (born 1992), footballer
  • Omar Hassan (born 1987), artist
  • Mostafa Errebbah (born 1971), long-distance runner
  • Nadia Ejjafini (born 1977), long-distance runner
  • Malika Ayane (born 1984), singer
  • Afef Jnifen (born 1963), fashion model
  • Jonis Khoris (born 1989), footballer
  • Yonese Hanine (born 1990), footballer
  • Jaber Alwan (born 1948), artist and painter
  • Amir Issaa (born 1978), rapper
  • Michelle Nouri (born 1973), journalist and author
  • Shadi Ghosheh (born 1987), footballer
  • Karim Laribi (born 1991), footballer
  • Ali Ghaleb Himmat (born 1938), businessman
  • Alessandro Mahmoud (born 1992), singer

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Cittadini stranieri in Italia – 2020". tuttitalia.it. Only non-Italian citizens with permanent residence in Italy are included.
  2. ^ Metcalfe, Alex (2009-09-17). Muslims of Medieval Italy. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0-7486-2911-4.
  3. ^ Bondioli, Lorenzo M. (2018-12-12). "Islamic Bari between the Aghlabids and the Two Empires". The Aghlabids and Their Neighbors: 470–490. doi:10.1163/9789004356047_024. ISBN 9789004356047.
  4. ^ Rickards, Olga; Biondi, Gianfranco; Stefano, Gian Franco De; Vecchi, Francesco; Walter, Hubert (1992). "Genetic structure of the population of Sicily". American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 87 (4): 395–406. doi:10.1002/ajpa.1330870403. ISSN 1096-8644. PMID 1533751.
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