British Libyans

British Libyans
Total population
	about 160,000
Regions with significant populations
	Manchester, London, 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 140,284 Libyan-born residents in England, 7,620 in Wales, 10,327 in Scotland and 790 in Northern Ireland. 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 Museum and Tate Britain.
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).
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.
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.

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.

References

↑ "2011 Census: QS203EW Country of birth (detailed), local authorities in England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2019
↑ "Country of birth (detailed)" (PDF). National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 10 October 2019
↑ 2011_Excel/2011/QS206NI.xls "Country of Birth – Full Detail: QS206NI"^{[dead link]}. Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 10 October 2019
↑ 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.
↑ "Manchester Libyans 'caught between cultures'". Arab News. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
↑ The British Museum Collection online:Harf al-kaf (Brushwork in Maghribi)
↑ Tate East-West: Objects Between Cultures :Ali Omar Ermes, Shadda 1980
↑ BBC, Birmingham, features,'Manga champ', 24 September 2014
↑ 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
↑ Alfanar, Our History: Tarek Ben Halim
↑ The National UAE, 'Tarek Mostafa Ben Halim: talented financier who cared deeply for Middle East', January 16, 2010

[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