The ( ar, متمصرون, plural, or in singular, literally "Egyptianized"
[ Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, https://archive.org/stream/Arabic-englsihDictionary_part3#page/n203/mode/1up/search/mutamassir p. 1070]]) refers to "Egyptianized" foreigners residing in
Egypt, primarily during the 19th and 20th centuries.
The Mutamassirun community was first established in Egypt in the early 19th century, following the
French campaign in Egypt and Syria and
Muhammad Ali's seizure of power
Battles involving Albania
Muhammad Ali's seizure of power in Egypt came following a long, three-way civil war between the Ottoman Empire, Egyptian Mamluks who had ruled Egypt for centuries, and Albanian mercenaries in the service of the Ottom ...
. From the early 20th century they became an important component of Egyptian society, and despite their diversity were usually viewed as a homogeneous group by Egyptian nationalists.
The populations that carried
British or
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
nationality (e.g.
Greeks,
Italians, and
Jews) were
expelled in the 1950s.
Around 6,000-60,000 Greeks and 3000 Italians remain in Egypt today but changed their nationality to Egyptian, they are descendants of their Mutamassirun ancestors that were living in Egypt.
See also
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Pieds-noirs
The ''Pieds-Noirs'' (; ; ''Pied-Noir''), are the people of French and other European descent who were born in Algeria during the period of French rule from 1830 to 1962; the vast majority of whom departed for mainland France as soon as Alger ...
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Arabized
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Ethnic groups in Egypt
Social history of Egypt
Jewish Egyptian history
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