British Libyans
{{short description|Citizens or residents of the United Kingdom that are of Libyan ancestry}}
{{Infobox ethnic group
|group = British Libyans
|population = about 16,000
|langs = Arabic (Libyan Arabic), British English
|popplace = Greater Manchester, London, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Sheffield, Bradford, Leicester, Glasgow, Cardiff, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Edinburgh, York, Huddersfield and Preston
|rels = Sunni Islam and Christianity
}}
British Libyans are citizens or residents of the United Kingdom that are of Libyan ancestry. British-Libyans may also include children born in the United Kingdom to a British (or of any other origin) parent and a Libyan parent.
Demographics
The 2011 UK Census recorded 14,284 Libyan-born residents in England, 762 in Wales,[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census/key-statistics-for-local-authorities-in-england-and-wales/rft-table-qs203ew.xls "2011 Census: QS203EW Country of birth (detailed), local authorities in England and Wales"]. Office for National Statistics. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2019 1,327 in Scotland[http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/documents/censusresults/release2a/rel2a_COB_detailed_Scotland.pdf "Country of birth (detailed)"] (PDF). National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 10 October 2019 and 79 in Northern Ireland.[http://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/Download/Census 2011_Excel/2011/QS206NI.xls "Country of Birth – Full Detail: QS206NI"]{{dead link|date=June 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 10 October 2019 Manchester is home to the largest Libyan population in the UK, with estimates going between 5,000 and 10,000 people of Libyan descent.{{Cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Rory |last2=Yeginsu |first2=Ceylan |date=2017-05-25 |title=For Manchester, as for Its Libyans, a Test of Faith |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/25/world/europe/manchester-uk-libyans.html |access-date=2023-02-06 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1307166/amp|title=Manchester Libyans 'caught between cultures'|website=Arab News|accessdate=26 March 2023}}
Notable British-Libyans or Libyans residing in the United Kingdom
File:AsiaAlfasi.png (right) and a friend at the 2007 Bristol International Comic Expo.]]
- Ali Omar Ermes: writer and artist whose art has been showcased across The British MuseumThe British Museum Collection online:[https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=230956&partId=1 Harf al-kaf (Brushwork in Maghribi)] and Tate Britain.Tate East-West: Objects Between Cultures :[https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/exhibition/east-west-objects-between-cultures/east-west-room-12 Ali Omar Ermes, Shadda 1980]
- Asia Alfasi: artist and manga-influenced comic writer. She is the first female to participant and win on Hi8us Midlands Stripsearch competition and is a recipient of an award from the International Manga and Anime Festival (IMAF).BBC, Birmingham, features,[http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/articles/2005/05/17/asia_monir_cartoon_feature.shtml 'Manga champ'], 24 September 2014
- Nada Bashir: journalist and correspondent
- Nour Jaouda: contemporary artist
File:Geschwister Scholl-Preis 2017 an Hisham Matar.jpg receiving the Geschwister Scholl Prize 2017 for his book "The Return".]]
- Hisham Matar: writer and novelist. He is a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize (2017) and PEN America Jean Stein Book Award.The 2017 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Biography, [https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/hisham-matar 'The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between, by Hisham Matar']2017 PEN/JEAN STEIN BOOK AWARD Winner, [https://pen.org/2017-penjean-stein-book-award/Hisham Matar for The Return: Fathers, Sons, and the Land in Between], March 27, 2017
- Mohammed El Senussi: son of Crown Prince Hasan as-Senussi of Libya.
- Tarek Ben Halim: former investment banker and founder of Alfanar; an Arab venture philanthropy organisation for development in the Arab region.Alfanar, Our History: [https://www.alfanar.org/our-history Tarek Ben Halim]The National UAE, [https://www.thenational.ae/uae/tarek-mostafa-ben-halim-talented-financier-who-cared-deeply-for-middle-east-1.501343 'Tarek Mostafa Ben Halim: talented financier who cared deeply for Middle East'], January 16, 2010
Associations or Community Centres
- Libyan Youth Association, Manchester
Community Arabic schools
- London Libyan School
- Leeds Libyan School
- Manchester Libyan School
- Leicester Libyan School
- Cardiff Libyan School
- Glasgow Libyan School
- Newcastle Libyan School
Media
- Hiwar Mushtark Show: Arabic برنامح حوار مشترك : an audience-panel debate show where British-Libyans and Libyans in the UK come and discuss issues of their community in UK and issues of Libya. The program ran across a number of seasons.