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Beur is a verlan (French slang) term for a descendant of immigrants of North African origin living in France. In the French language, verlan is the inversion of Syllables in a word which is found in Slang and Youth language. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Slang is the use of highly informal Words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's Dialect or Language. Immigration refers to the movement of people among countries While the movement of people has existed throughout human history at various levels modern immigration implies long-term North Africa or Northern Africa is the Northernmost Region of the African Continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The word is a reversal of the syllables for the word "arabe" (Arab in French). It is a term that can be pejorative in certain circumstances. The term "beur" is also used in French-speaking Belgium and Spain. Since the late 1990s, lot of young people use the twice-verlanised term rebeu as a synonym. A female beur can be called a beurette.

Beurs have their origin in the countries of the Maghreb (Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria). The Maghreb (المغرب العربي al-Maġrib al-ʿArabī) also rendered Maghrib (or rarely Moghreb) meaning "place of Sunset Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa Tunisia (تونس Tūnis officially the Tunisian Republic ( is a country located in North Africa. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's

People or groups reflecting the Beur phenomenon in French culture

Amine Mounder is a French R&B singer born in Casablanca Morocco. Azouz Begag, ( عزوز بقاق) (born 5 February 1957 in Lyon, Rhône, France from an Algerian background is a Nina Bouraoui (born 1967 is a French Lesbian writer born in Rennes, of an Algerian father and a French mother Rachida Dati (رشيدة داتي born 27 November 1965) is a French politician Jamel Debbouze ( جمال دبّوز) (born June 18, 1975 in Paris) is a French Actor, Comedian and producer Faudel (فضيل, born Faudel Belloua (فضيل بيلوى on June 6, 1978 in Mantes-la-Jolie, is a French singer of Algerian descent Gad Elmaleh (born April 19 1971, Casablanca, Morocco) is a Moroccan - French One man show Humorist Nâdiya (born Nadia Zighem on June 19 1973 is a French pop / R&B singer Ni Putes Ni Soumises ( Neither Whores Nor Submissives) is a French feminist movement founded in 2002, which has already secured the recognition of the French Rachid Bouchareb (born September 1, 1953) is a Franco - Algerian Film director. Rachid Taha ( Arabic: رشيد طه (born 1958 in Oran, Algeria) is an French - Algerian Musician His music is influenced Abdelkrim Brahmi-Benalla aka Rim'K (born June 21, 1978 in Paris, France) is a French rapper of Algerio - Kabyle Samy Naceri (born 2 July 1961) is a French Actor, known for his work in the four ''Taxi'' movies and The Code Zebda is a French music group from Toulouse. The group consists of seven musicians who met for the first time in 1985. Samir Nasri (born 26 June 1987 in Marseille) is a French international footballer of Algerian descent who currently plays Karim Benzema كريم بن زيما (born December 19, 1987 in Lyon, Rhône-Alpes) is a French footballer of Hatem Ben Arfa حاتم بن عرفة (born on March 7, 1987 in Clamart ( Hauts-de-Seine) is a French footballer
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