Moroccan diaspora

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The Moroccan diaspora (

Arabic: الجالية المغربية), part of the wider Arab diaspora, consists of emigrants from Morocco
and their descendants. An estimated five million Moroccans live abroad, with the majority of the diaspora being located in Europe, and especially France.

Diaspora by region

Europe

Moroccans are one of the largest migrant populations in 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 700,000 and Germany 127,000.[1]

Religion

The Moroccan diaspora is mainly composed of

Sunni Muslims, along with a substantial number of Moroccan Jews especially in Israel.[9]

There is also a minority of

Shia Muslims as well a Christian minority, especially in France, Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands.[10][11]

See also

References

  1. ^
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  2. ^ "Estadística del Padrón Continuo. Datos provisionales a 1 de enero de 2022". INE.es. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Jews by country of origin and age, 2010". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 2011-11-13.
  4. Jerusalem Post
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  5. ^ "Moroccans in Italy 2023". Italian National Institute of Statistics.
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  7. ^ 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.
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  9. ^ "נתון אחד ביום: רוב יהודי מרוקו חיים בישראל". Davar. April 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
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  11. ISBN 9781442271579
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