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| langs = [[Moroccan Arabic]], [[Berber language|Berber]], [[French language|French]], [[Dutch language|Dutch]], [[German language|German]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]] |
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Revision as of 19:58, 7 February 2020
| Total population | |
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| 430,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Brussels, Antwerp, Liège, Mechelen, Charleroi, Lokeren, Ronse, Hasselt | |
| Languages | |
| Moroccan Arabic, Berber, French, Dutch, German, Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (Salafism) |
In Belgium, the number of people of Moroccan origin (at least one parent born with Moroccan nationality) was 430,000 as of 1 January 2012, or about 4% of the country's population. This proportion is 6.7% for those under 15 years of age. This figure has more than doubled in 20 years. With a percentage of 4%, the Moroccan population (counting the Belgians of Moroccan origin) has the highest percentage in Europe among Moroccans residing abroad. The Brussels-Capital Region (45% of MREs in Belgium) has the most Moroccans in Belgium and Europe, followed by Antwerp (22.7%), Liège (8.8%) and Charleroi (5.2%). A large majority of Moroccans in Belgium originate from northern Morocco (Al Hoceima, Nador, Tangier, Tetouan and Oujda).[1][2]
Radicalization
In the 2012-2016 timespan, of the about 500 individuals left the country to fight in the civil war in Syria, the great majority were of Moroccan descent according to U.S. and Belgian authorities.[3] In a report by the Combating Terrorism Center, of the 135 individuals surveyed in connection with terrorism, there were 12 different nationalities. Of those 65% had Belgian citizenship and 33% were either Moroccan citizens or had ancestral roots there.[4]
Notable people
- Naïm Aarab
- Abdelhamid Abaaoud
- Achraf Achaoui
- Ismail Azzaoui
- Ali Aarrass affair
- Chemcedine El Araichi
- Malika El Aroud
- Zakaria Bakkali
- Rachid Belabed
- Fouad Belkacem
- Jamal Ben Saddik
- Marouane Fellaini
- Said Ouali
- Mustapha Oussalah
- Michel Qissi
- Hamza (rapper)
See also
References
- ^ Libre.be, La. "1/2 siècle d'immigration belgo-marocaine" (in French). Retrieved 2017-07-25.
- ^ sudinfo.be. "429.580 Belges sont d'origine marocaine: deux fois plus qu'il y a 20 ans!". sudinfo (in French). Retrieved 2017-07-25.
- ^ "When It Comes To Radicalization In Belgium, Turks and Moroccans Are Different". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
More than 500 Belgians have left for Syria since 2012 and most of them, according to Belgian and U.S. officials, have been of Moroccan descent.
- ^ Van Vlierden, Guy; Lewis, Jon; Rassler, Don (February 2018). Beyond the Caliphate (PDF). Combating Terrorism Center. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
