France is becoming more racist to Arabs my friend tells me, she wishes to relocate to London because of this. In France they are even having 'Nazi' type laws in some area where the only food served to kids at school on a particual day will be pork! what about kids who are Muslim, Jewish or Vegetarian
There are millions of French people of Arab/Berber descent in France. It's the biggest minority in France. They have a long presence but most are from the Maghreb with the remaining ones being mainly from Syria and Lebanon.
I have not experienced anything personally on that front but it's well-known that there are certain areas, especially around Paris and Marseille (banlieues) where "second or third generation migrants" (of Senegalese, Malian, Berber, Arab, Turkish etc. origin) cause trouble on some fronts. It's a small minority though. A loud one nevertheless at times.
Nevertheless for instance 10% of all doctors in France have their origins in the Arab world and there are some very successful people among them and influential ones. I am talking about citizens here and not wealthy investors and landowners from the GCC.
"Selon le
Conseil de l'Ordre des médecins en France, 10 % des 276 354 médecins inscrits au tableau de l'Ordre au 1er janvier 2014 sont nés dans un pays membre de la
Ligue arabe (8,5% au Maghreb et 1,5 % au Liban ou en Syrie )
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Official document confirming that claim.
http://www.conseil-national.medecin...igratoires_trajectoires_des_medecins_2014.pdf
Arabs in France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/عرب_فرنسا
A lot of sources put the number at 6 million but since it is illegal for the French State to collect data on ethnicity and race there is no certain number. But it's the biggest minority for sure.
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Speaking about London. A lot of people from France have settled in England of all backgrounds. It's been ongoing for years. Many live in Paris but work in London. London is after all the financial capital of Europe and probably de facto capital of Europe in terms of opportunities.
Arabs and in particular Arabians have a very good reputation in the UK and are very much integrated considering their relative small numbers (500.000 or so). They don't cause any problems whatsoever, are not engaged in crime, do not live on benefits etc. In fact they are a big asset for the UK.
The community is much smaller than the South Asian community though which you probably already know.
Some of the most affluent areas in London are inhabited mainly by Arabs from the GCC, GCC Arabs also own tremendous capital in London and there are 1000's of Arab students at leading universities in the UK. I have relatives that live in London so I know this from first hand experience.
British Arabs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arab supercars are back on London’s streets, but they are facing fines
Wealthy Gulf Arabs are buying up huge swathes of London | Daily Mail Online
Fashion Plus Magazine | Arab Investors Taking Over London: What it Means for Britain |
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=56580
So yes, London is an attractive destination and I don't blame her if that is what she wants. I could see myself living in London too for a time period at least.