Moroccans in Italy
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]
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 420,650 (2017) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
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| Languages | |
| Arabic (Moroccan Arabic), Berber and Italian | |
| Religion | |
| Mainly Sunni Islam,[1] Minority:Christianity,[1] Judaism and Irreligion |
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
- Elijah Benamozegh (1823-1900), rabbi
- Souad Sbai (1961), politician
- Mostafa Errebbah (1971), long-distance runner
- Nadia Ejjafini (1977), long-distance runner
- Malika Ayane (1984), singer
- Joseph Lasiri (1991), Muay Thai fighter List of ONE Championship champions#ONE Strawweight Muay Thai World Champion
- Adam Masina (1994), footballer
- Walid Cheddira (1998), footballer
- Hachim Mastour (1998), footballer
- Shady Oukhadda (1999), footballer
See also
- Italy–Morocco relations
- Arabs in Europe
- Arabs in Italy
- Egyptians in Italy
- Algerians in Italy
References
- "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. hdl:11585/663034.
- "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, vol. 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" (PDF), in Kabbaj, Khadija (ed.), Marocains de l'Extérieur, 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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