Algerians in the United Kingdom

Algerians in the United Kingdom include Algerian born immigrants and asylum seekers to the UK and their British-born descendants. According to the Information Centre about Asylum and Refugees (ICAR), the UK's Algerian population is not well known or understood by the wider community. The number of Algerians was small until the early 1990s, since when it has increased, partly as a result of the Algerian Civil War of 1991 to 2002. However, the popu... More

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