British Libyans

British Libyans
Total population
about 16,000
Regions with significant populations
Greater Manchester, London, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Sheffield, Bradford, Leicester, Glasgow, Cardiff, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Edinburgh, York, Huddersfield and Preston
Languages
Arabic (Libyan Arabic), British English
Religion
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,[1] 1,327 in Scotland[2] and 79 in Northern Ireland.[3] Manchester is home to the largest Libyan population in the UK, with estimates going between 5,000 and 10,000 people of Libyan descent.[4][5]

Notable British-Libyans or Libyans residing in the United Kingdom

Asia Alfasi (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 Museum[6] and Tate Britain.[7]
  • 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).[8]
  • Nada Bashir: journalist and correspondent
Hisham Matar receiving the Geschwister Scholl Prize 2017 for his book "The Return".

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.  

See also

References

  1. ^ "2011 Census: QS203EW Country of birth (detailed), local authorities in England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2019
  2. ^ "Country of birth (detailed)" (PDF). National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 10 October 2019
  3. ^ 2011_Excel/2011/QS206NI.xls "Country of Birth – Full Detail: QS206NI"[dead link‍]. Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 10 October 2019
  4. ^ Smith, Rory; Yeginsu, Ceylan (2017-05-25). "For Manchester, as for Its Libyans, a Test of Faith". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  5. ^ "Manchester Libyans 'caught between cultures'". Arab News. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  6. ^ The British Museum Collection online:Harf al-kaf (Brushwork in Maghribi)
  7. ^ Tate East-West: Objects Between Cultures :Ali Omar Ermes, Shadda 1980
  8. ^ BBC, Birmingham, features,'Manga champ', 24 September 2014
  9. ^ The 2017 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Biography, 'The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between, by Hisham Matar'
  10. ^ 2017 PEN/JEAN STEIN BOOK AWARD Winner, Matar for The Return: Fathers, Sons, and the Land in Between, March 27, 2017
  11. ^ Alfanar, Our History: Tarek Ben Halim
  12. ^ The National UAE, 'Tarek Mostafa Ben Halim: talented financier who cared deeply for Middle East', January 16, 2010