In recent years, a new migration stream from Egypt to Europe, especially to Italy and France, has been observed. In this study, an attempt is made to explore Egyptian migratory patterns in these two countries. Firstly, migration statistics and estimates of Egyptians abroad vary according to source. The Egyptian estimates are always higher than the receiving countries’ estimates and, sometimes, estimates vary from one source to another within one country. These discrepancies in the statistics are explored. Secondly, a qualitative research project was carried out in Italy and France to learn about the patterns of Egyptian migration in these two countries. Moreover, migration policies and the living and working conditions of Egyptians in these two destinations are explored. Qualitative methods are utilized through the interviewing of 36 Egyptians in Milan and Paris in 2008. Interviewees were identified utilizing the snowball technique. In addition to the in-depth interviews, group discussions and observations were utilized to fulfill the objectives of this study. After the introductory section, contemporary Egyptian migration is explained in Section II. Section III is devoted to the explanation of the discrepancies between statistics on Egyptian migrants. Section V explores Egyptian migration policies and cooperation on migration. The penultimate section is devoted to the living and working conditions of Egyptians in Milan and Paris, while the last section offers a conclusion. Resume Depuis quelques annees, un nouveau mode d’emigration egyptienne vers l’Europe se profile en particulier vers la France et l’Italie. Cette etude constitue une tentative pour explorer les formes de la migration egyptienne vers ces deux pays. Premierement, les estimations de nombres d’egyptiens a l’etranger varient selon le pays et la source. Les estimations en Egypte sont plus elevees que celles des pays d’accueil. En outre, les effectifs varient d’une source a l’autre et ces divergences dans les sources ont ete examinees. Deuxiemement, une recherche qualitative a ete conduite en Italie et en France pour s’enquerir sur les formes et des modes de la migration egyptienne dans ces deux pays. Ensuite, les politiques migratoires et les conditions du travail et de vie des egyptiens dans ces deux destinations ont ete revisites. On a ainsi procede par des methodes qualitatives pour interviewer 36 migrants egyptiens a Milan et a Paris en 2008. Les interviewes ont ete identifies par la methode « boule de neige ». Entretiens approfondis, groupes de discussion et observations figurent pari les methodes utilisees pour remplir les objectifs de cette etude. Apres la section introductive, la migration egyptienne contemporaine a ete expliquee a la section II. La section III est dediee a l’explication des divergences entre les statistiques sur les migrants egyptiens. La section IV explore les formes et les profils de la migration egyptienne. La section V s’est focalisee sur les politiques et la cooperation en matiere des migrations. En avant derniere section, on retrouve les resultats de la recherche exploratoire sur les conditions de travail et de vie des Egyptiens a Paris et Milan pour deboucher sur la section conclusive.
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