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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Egyptian Arabs of Iraq

The Egyptian Arabs of Iraq, numbering approximately 548,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are the majority population of Egypt, a people whose culture reflects the interaction of ancient Egyptian heritage, Arab language and identity, Islamic traditions, Mediterranean influences, and centuries of life along the Nile Valley. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Egyptian Arabic is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Iraq
People Cluster: Arab, Egyptian
Primary Language(s): Egyptian Arabic (arz)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 548,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011708
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

90%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Egyptian Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Arabic, Egyptian Speakers

Media Resources in Egyptian Arabic:

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Bible Resources in Egyptian Arabic:

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Egyptian Arabs:
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Pray specifically for the Egyptian Arabs of Iraq

For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.
readPsalm 62:1

Pray that those who are troubled and don't know about the God who saves will hear the good news and find rest in the one true God who can offer salvation for their souls.

After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” And leaving everything, he rose and followed him.
readLuke 5:27-28

Prat that God will prepare many hearts to meet Him when He says, “Follow Me!” and that they will respond in faith, leaving everything behind to follow Him.

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
readHebrews 12:1-2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember the testimony of those who went before them, resist sin, and run with perseverance the race set before them, fixing their eyes on Jesus.

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
readHebrews 4:12

Pray that God will make His living and active Word available to everyone in this people group so that many will respond to the gospel. Ask Him to provide Jesus-followers to walk with new believers as they grow in Him.

Arab, Egyptian Across Countries (ROP3 - 102879) reported in the following countries:

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22 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Egyptian ArabsPG011496Egyptian ArabsEgypt68,900,000Engaged yet UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG012015Egyptian ArabsSudan818,000Unengaged and UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG011783Egyptian ArabsJordan774,000Unengaged and UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG011919Egyptian ArabsSaudi Arabia666,000Unengaged and UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG011708Egyptian ArabsIraq548,000Unengaged and UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG011796Egyptian ArabsKuwait509,000Unengaged and UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG012233Egyptian ArabsUnited Arab Emirates499,000Unengaged and UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG043232Egyptian ArabsUnited States296,000Engaged yet UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG033520Egyptian ArabsItaly132,000Engaged yet UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG043390Egyptian ArabsCanada106,000Engaged yet UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG046409Egyptian ArabsOman98,000Unengaged and UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG020254Egyptian ArabsAustralia85,500No Longer UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG011901Egyptian ArabsQatar56,500Unengaged and UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG022257Egyptian ArabsUnited Kingdom45,500Engaged yet UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG011833Egyptian ArabsLibya37,000Unengaged and UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG011664Egyptian ArabsFrance31,500Engaged yet UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG042462Egyptian ArabsGermany25,500No Longer UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG011739Egyptian ArabsIsrael22,500Unengaged and UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG011260Egyptian ArabsAlgeria21,500Unengaged and UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG012277Egyptian ArabsYemen12,500Unengaged and UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG000053Egyptian ArabsBelgium5,300No Longer UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG042333Egyptian ArabsSpain4,600Unengaged and UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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