Arabs in Serbia
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{{Infobox ethnic group
|group = Arabs in Serbia
Арапи у Србији / Arapi u Srbiji |image =
|population =
- 17,000 (estimate){{cite news|url=https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/13017/RI|title=Arab, Lebanese in Serbia|publisher=Joshua Project|year=2016}}
- 1,769 Libyans (2014){{cite news|url=http://kirs.gov.rs/docs/migracije/Migration_profile_of_the_Republic_of_Serbia_for_2014.pdf|title=MIGRATION PROFILE OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA FOR 2014|publisher=Serbian Government|date=2014|access-date=2016-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170122192833/http://kirs.gov.rs/docs/migracije/Migration_profile_of_the_Republic_of_Serbia_for_2014.pdf|archive-date=2017-01-22|url-status=dead}}
- 500 Palestinians (2011){{cite news|url=http://www.prestigemm.com/palestinac-sa-jordanskim-drzavljanstvom-koji-je-posle-45-godina-sa-srpskim-pasosem-posetio-svoju-domovinu/|title=U jednoj ruci držim maslinovu granu, u drugoj pištolj, ne dozvolite da ispustim maslinovu granu|publisher=Prestige MM|date=October 1, 2011}}
|poptime =
|popplace = Belgrade
|rels = Islam and Christianity
|related = Arab diaspora
}}
Arabs in Serbia ({{langx|sr|italic=yes|Арапи у Србији/Arapi u Srbiji}}) are mostly expatriates from a range of Arab countries, particularly Libya, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Iraq, and Jordan; and also small groups from Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, and Sudan. Lebanese and Syrian citizens were the first Arabs to arrive in modern Serbia. In the 1970s and 1980s, many students from Iraq and Syria were enrolled at the University of Belgrade. More recently, as a result of the Arab Spring and the Syrian Civil War, large numbers of Arabs are transiting Serbia as refugees, trying to immigrate to Western Europe.
Libyan citizens
There is a small community of Libyans in Serbia, mainly residing in Belgrade. There has been a Libyan School in Belgrade since 1997, which has since expanded in 2012 to cater to the community.{{Cite web |url=http://lyacattache.rs/index.php/libyan-school |title=Libyan School |access-date=16 August 2016 |archive-date=28 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228055643/http://lyacattache.rs/index.php/libyan-school |url-status=dead }}
Iraqi citizens
Most of the Iraqis in Serbia are educated people, and they view Serbia as a "friendly and brotherly" country.{{cite news|url=http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics.php?yyyy=2009&mm=07&dd=05&nav_id=60283|title=Iraqis in Belgrade celebrate U.S. withdrawal|publisher=B92.net|date=July 5, 2009}}
Syrian citizens
In 2023, 36,360 Syrians were registered in Serbia.{{cite news |date=3 September 2013 |title=Syrian Refugees in Serbia |url=https://serbia.iom.int/sites/g/files/tmzbdl1126/files/documents/RESOURCES/dtm-syrian-nationals-in-serbia-november-2023.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202165532/http://www.021.rs/Info/Srbija/Sirijci-najbrojniji-u-centrima-za-azil.html |archive-date= 2 December 2013|publisher=021.rs}}
Culture
Community members adhere to Islam (see also Islam in Serbia) and Eastern Christianity.
People
- Muhamed Jusufspahić, mufti, born in Belgrade; Bosniak father and Egyptian mother{{cite news|url=http://www.pressonline.rs/vesti/Nedeljnik/211399/ja-sam-srpski-patriota.html|title=Ja sam srpski patriota|publisher=Pressonline.rs|date=2012-03-28|access-date=15 February 2014|archive-date=15 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115184517/http://www.pressonline.rs/vesti/Nedeljnik/211399/ja-sam-srpski-patriota.html|url-status=dead}}
- Josif Al Said, MMA fighter,[http://www.muskimagazin.com/2011/04/16/josif-al-said-pobeda-je-moj-cilj/ Josif Al Said pobeda je moj cilj]Muski Magazine 16 April 2011 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713142818/http://www.muskimagazin.com/2011/04/16/josif-al-said-pobeda-je-moj-cilj/ |date=13 July 2018 }} born in Belgrade; Jordanian father and Serbian mother
- Amjad Migati, Serbian Politician and Member of the Serbian Radical Party;{{Cite web|url=http://mondo.rs/a60418/Info/Srbija/Jordanac-radikalski-poslanik.html|title = Jordanac radikalski poslanik}} Jordanian
- Nedal Halil, Businessman and CEO of Aman;{{Cite web|url=https://www.b92.net/biz/vesti/srbija/jordanac-gazda-srpskih-trgovina-520236|title=Jordanac gazda srpskih trgovina|website=B92.net|accessdate=17 April 2023}} Jordanian
- Mohammed Dahlan, Politician and former leader of Fatah in Gaza, Palestinian
- Jawad Aldroubi, a doctor born in Syria. Studied Medicine in University of Novi Sad. Specializing in Paediatrics.
See also
References
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{{Arab diaspora}}
{{Ethnic groups in Serbia}}
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Category:Ethnic groups in Serbia