As early as the 2nd century BC, there is strong evidence for an Egyptian presence in Italy, in various professions including bankers, surgeons, actors, musicians, fortune tellers, soldiers, slaves, and the like.[4] In early modern times, after Napoleon's 1798-1801 Egypt Campaign, the degree of contact between Egypt and Europe began to increase again. In 1813, Egyptian leader Muhammad Ali sent an Egyptian mission to Italy to study printing arts.[5]
However, the United Kingdom and France, rather than Italy, have been the preferred destinations for Egyptian expatriate academics and professionals; Italy, and especially Milan, tended to attract Egyptian businessmen and unskilled workers instead in the latter half of the 20th century.[6] Even the exile to Italy of King Farouk of Egypt following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 did not have much effect on Egyptian migration to Italy.[7]
Employmentedit
Many Egyptians are employed in food-related industries, and in Milan have come to dominate traditionally Italian trades such as pizza and other baked products.[7] Other Egyptian businesses in Milan include coffee shops, restaurants, and halal butchers.[8]
Egyptians in Italy are generally Muslim. Egyptian migrants increasingly prefer their children to maintain religious endogamy, especially in the case of their daughters.[2] It was estimated in 2011 that there were also 20,000 to 25,000 Coptic Christians in Italy, heavily concentrated in the Milan metropolitan area.[9]
^Cattane, Valentina (10 January 2011). "Copts in Italy protest, mourn, and demand change". Egypt Independent. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
Sourcesedit
Meyboom, P. G. P. (1995), The Nile mosaic of Palestrina: early evidence of Egyptian religion in Italy, Religions in the Graeco-Roman world, vol. 121, Brill, ISBN978-90-04-10137-1
Stocchiero, Andrea (May 2004), (PDF), Policy Papers, Rome: The Integrated Migration Information System Project, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-28, retrieved 2009-08-24
Zohry, Ayman (2009), The Migratory Patterns of Egyptians in Italy and France(PDF), Research Report, vol. 17, Euro-Mediterranean Consortium for Applied Research on International Migration, archived from the original (PDF) on July 20, 2011
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egyptians, italy, there, significant, community, total, population143, regions, with, significant, populationslombardylaziopiedmont, languagesarabic, egyptian, arabic, italian, religionmajority, sunni, islam, some, coptic, christianity, irreligionrelated, ethn. There is a significant community of Egyptians in Italy Egyptians in ItalyTotal population143 000 1 Regions with significant populationsLombardyLazioPiedmont 2 LanguagesArabic Egyptian Arabic and Italian 3 ReligionMajority of Sunni Islam and some Coptic Christianity or IrreligionRelated ethnic groupsItalian Egyptians Egyptian diaspora Egyptians Contents 1 Migration history 2 Employment 3 Religion 4 Notable Egyptians in Italy 5 See also 6 References 6 1 SourcesMigration history editAs early as the 2nd century BC there is strong evidence for an Egyptian presence in Italy in various professions including bankers surgeons actors musicians fortune tellers soldiers slaves and the like 4 In early modern times after Napoleon s 1798 1801 Egypt Campaign the degree of contact between Egypt and Europe began to increase again In 1813 Egyptian leader Muhammad Ali sent an Egyptian mission to Italy to study printing arts 5 However the United Kingdom and France rather than Italy have been the preferred destinations for Egyptian expatriate academics and professionals Italy and especially Milan tended to attract Egyptian businessmen and unskilled workers instead in the latter half of the 20th century 6 Even the exile to Italy of King Farouk of Egypt following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 did not have much effect on Egyptian migration to Italy 7 Employment editMany Egyptians are employed in food related industries and in Milan have come to dominate traditionally Italian trades such as pizza and other baked products 7 Other Egyptian businesses in Milan include coffee shops restaurants and halal butchers 8 Religion editSee also Islam in Italy Egyptians in Italy are generally Muslim Egyptian migrants increasingly prefer their children to maintain religious endogamy especially in the case of their daughters 2 It was estimated in 2011 that there were also 20 000 to 25 000 Coptic Christians in Italy heavily concentrated in the Milan metropolitan area 9 Notable Egyptians in Italy editFurther information Category Italian people of Egyptian descent nbsp Magdi Allam nbsp Stephan El Shaarawy nbsp Amir Issaa Magdi Allam 1952 journalist and politician Adel Smith 1960 2014 founder of the Union of Italian Muslims Alessio Sakara 1981 mixed martial artist and boxer Omar Hassan 1987 artist Stephan El Shaarawy 1992 footballerSee also editEgypt Italy relations Arabs in Europe Arabs in Italy Italian Egyptians Moroccans in Italy Algerians in Italy Tunisians in ItalyReferences edit Report on the Egyptian Community in Italy PDF integrazionemigranti gov it Archived from the original PDF on 8 February 2022 Retrieved 20 December 2020 a b Stocchiero 2004 p 8 Zohry 2009 p 17 Meyboom 1995 p 345 Zohry 2009 p 7 Zohry 2009 p 8 a b Zohry 2009 p 15 Zohry 2009 p 16 Cattane Valentina 10 January 2011 Copts in Italy protest mourn and demand change Egypt Independent Retrieved 4 July 2019 Sources edit Meyboom P G P 1995 The Nile mosaic of Palestrina early evidence of Egyptian religion in Italy Religions in the Graeco Roman world vol 121 Brill ISBN 978 90 04 10137 1 Stocchiero Andrea May 2004 Fostering Egyptian local development through diasporic networks in Italy PDF Policy Papers Rome The Integrated Migration Information System Project archived from the original PDF on 2011 07 28 retrieved 2009 08 24 Zohry Ayman 2009 The Migratory Patterns of Egyptians in Italy and France PDF Research Report vol 17 Euro Mediterranean Consortium for Applied Research on International Migration archived from the original PDF on July 20 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Egyptians in Italy amp oldid 1210777356, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
