Moroccans in Italy
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 420,650 (2017) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Lombardy ·  Piedmont · Emilia-Romagna | |
| Languages | |
| Arabic (Moroccan Arabic), Berber and Italian | |
| Religion | |
| Mainly Sunni Islam,[1] Minority:Christianity,[1] Judaism and Irreligion |
There is a large population of Moroccans in Italy. According to the Italian National Institute of Statistics, the country was home to 420,650 Moroccan immigrants in 2017.[2] The equivalent figure in 2014 was 454,773.[3]
Geographical distribution[]
Based on Demo Istat statistics.[4]
Religion[]
In the years 2011 and 2012 the ISTAT made a survey regarding the religious affiliation among the immigrants in Italy, the religion of the Moroccan people in Italy were as follows:[1]
Muslims: 99.0%
Christianity: 0.3%- Non religious: 0.5%
- Other religions: 0.3%
Notable people[]
- Mostafa Errebbah (1971), long-distance runner
- Nadia Ejjafini (1977), long-distance runner
- Malika Ayane (1984), singer
- Jonis Khoris (1989), footballer
- Yonese Hanine (1990), footballer
- Adam Masina (1994), footballer
- Hachim Mastour (1998), footballer
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Appartenenza e pratica religiosa tra i cittadini stranieri". www.istat.it (in Italian). 2014-10-30. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
- ^ Cicognani, Elvira; Sonn, Christopher C.; Albanesi, Cinzia; Zani, Bruna (2018). "Acculturation, social exclusion and resistance: Experiences of young Moroccans in Italy". International Journal of Intercultural Relations. 66: 108–118. doi:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2018.07.002.
- ^ "Moroccan Immigration to Italy Fuels Social Relations". Morocco World News. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Cittadini Marocchini in Italia - 2017". Tuttitalia.it. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
Further reading[]
- Salih, Ruba (2002), "Shifting Meanings of 'Home': Consumption and identity in Moroccan women's transnational practices between Italy and Morocco", in Al-Ali, Nadje Sadig; Koser, Khalid (eds.), New approaches to migration?: transnational communities and the transformation of home, Transnationalism, 3, Routledge, pp. 51–67, ISBN 978-0-415-25432-8
- Blangiardo, Giam Carlo (July 2003), "Rapport sur l'immigration en Italie et notamment sur les ressortissants marocains", in Kabbaj, Khadija (ed.), Marocains de l'Extérieur (PDF), Rabat: Fondation Hassan II pour les Marocains Résidant à l'Etranger, pp. 269–285, ISBN 9954-400-19-2, archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-06
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Categories:
- Italian people of Moroccan descent
- Moroccan diaspora in Europe
- Immigration to Italy
- Arabs in Italy
- Islam in Italy
- Muslim communities in Europe