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 140,284 Libyan-born residents in England, 7,620 in Wales,"2011 Census: QS203EW Country of birth (detailed), local authorities in England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2019 10,327 in Scotland"Country of birth (detailed)" (PDF). National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 10 October 2019 and 790 in Northern Ireland.2011_Excel/2011/QS206NI.xls "Country of Birth – Full Detail: QS206NI". 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 50,000 and 100,000 people of Libyan descent.
Notable British-Libyans or Libyans residing in the United Kingdom
Ali Omar Ermes: writer and artist whose art has been showcased across The British MuseumThe British Museum Collection online:Harf al-kaf (Brushwork in Maghribi) and Tate Britain.Tate East-West: Objects Between Cultures :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,'Manga champ', 24 September 2014 Adam Ali: actor and filmmaker Naziha Arebi: filmmaker, writer and artist Nada Bashir: journalist and correspondent Nour Jaouda: contemporary artist
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, 'The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between, by Hisham Matar'2017 PEN/JEAN STEIN BOOK AWARD Winner, 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: Tarek Ben HalimThe National UAE, '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.
See also British Arabs The Council for Arab-British Understanding
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