Talk:Maltese Egyptians

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Later in 1859, the construction of the Suez Canal attracted thousands of workers from all over the nearby Mediterranean countries, including Malta. At the same time, many Maltese immigrants began settling in Egypt as masons, smiths, and carpenters, for example. Since a good number of the Maltese people understood English, British employers found them beneficial. In addition, due to the Maltese language's similarities to the Arabic language through common roots as Semitic languages, the Maltese immigrants were able to pick up Arabic much more easily as compared to other European workers.

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1859 was another important year in the history of Egypt and of the Mediterranean. On April 25 of that year Ferdinand de Lesseps started working on the Suez Canal and that zone was to attract thousands of workers from the European shores of the Mediterranean. Some Maltese sought their fortune in that area. Manual workers left Malta on their own initiative to find employment with the British Forces in Egypt. Most of the immigrants from Malta earned their livelihood in the construction business as masons, carpenters, smiths and glaziers. Their British employers found them useful because some Maltese knew English and they were able to pick up Arabic much faster than other European workers.

See WP:PARAPHRASE for information on how to rectify this (can't at the moment, I'm busy). MER-C 08:12, 29 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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