Iraqis in Norway
Encyclopedia
The population of Iraqis in Norway has shown a large increase over the last years due to the Iraq war. Iraq
is have become the fourth largest immigrant group in Norway
after Polish, Pakistanis and Swedes. From 2005, one of the largest increase of immigrants were from Iraq, as well as Poland and Great Britain.
Due to a large Iraqi population present in Norway, many have integrated and married Norwegians, as from 1996 to 2004, 179 marriages were contracted between a resident Iraqi man and a Norwegian woman, which makes up 19 per cent of the marriages.
Iraqis are a group of refugees with a relatively short duration of residence in Norway (80 per cent have lived in Norway less than 10 years).
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
is have become the fourth largest immigrant group in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
after Polish, Pakistanis and Swedes. From 2005, one of the largest increase of immigrants were from Iraq, as well as Poland and Great Britain.
Demographics
As of 1 January 2009, the Norwegian Statistisk Sentralbyrå reported that there were 24,505 Iraqis in Norway.Due to a large Iraqi population present in Norway, many have integrated and married Norwegians, as from 1996 to 2004, 179 marriages were contracted between a resident Iraqi man and a Norwegian woman, which makes up 19 per cent of the marriages.
Iraqis are a group of refugees with a relatively short duration of residence in Norway (80 per cent have lived in Norway less than 10 years).
Notable people
- Nora Foss al-JabriNora Foss al-JabriNora Foss al-Jabri is a Norwegian child singer.Her father is Iraqi and her mother is an ethnic Norwegian, Foss being her mother's last name....
, child singerChild singerA child singer is a child who has a career as a singer. Child singers and people who have been child singers include:* From age 2 Judy Garland* From age 4 Donny Osmond* From age 5 Michael Jackson...
(Iraqi father and Norwegian mother) - Namaa AlwardNamaa AlwardNamaa Alward is an Iraqi actress and political activist who is well known in Iraq. She was forced to flee her homeland in the 1980s and sought refugee status in Norway, along with her two sons....
, actress - Mullah KrekarMullah KrekarMullah Krekar , is a Kurdish Sunni Islamist terrorist who came to Norway as a refugee from northern Iraq in 1991. His wife and four children have Norwegian citizenship, but not Krekar himself. He speaks Kurdish, Arabic, Norwegian and English...
, islamist - Mohyeldeen MohammadMohyeldeen MohammadMohyeldeen Mohammad is an Iraqi Norwegian Islamist, student and political activist. He became a controversial figure in Norway after stating that the country is at war with Muslims and warning the Norwegian people with an 11 September happening on Norwegian soil...
, islamist - Alia ShawkatAlia ShawkatAlia Martine Shawkat is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Maeby Fünke in the Fox series Arrested Development.- Personal life :...
, actress known for her role as Maeby Funke on Arrested Development