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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Sahrawi of Morocco

The Sahrawi of Morocco, numbering approximately 691,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an ethnic group of mixed Hassani Arab and Sanhaji Amazigh descent indigenous to the western part of the Sahara Dessert They are an Indigenous people, with Saharawi as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Arab, Hassaniya people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam. They primarily speak Hassaniyya.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Morocco
People Cluster: Arab, Hassaniya
Primary Language(s): Hassaniyya (mey)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 691,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042786
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hassaniyya
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

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Hassaniyya Speakers

Media Resources in Hassaniyya:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Hassaniyya:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Sahrawi are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Sahrawi:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Sahrawi of Morocco

I am the LORD; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.
readIsaiah 42:8

Pray that lost people will turn from worthless idols to worship the one true God, recognizing that He alone is worthy of all glory and praise.

Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.
readPsalm 66:5

Pray that many here will come and see what the Creator God has done on their behalf.

And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven."
readMatthew 16:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will abide in Him and have assurance that He is the Christ, the Son of the Living God.

Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.
read3 John 1:2

Ask God to grant protection and good health — both physical and spiritual — to those He sends cross-culturally to share the gospel.

Saharawi Across Countries (ROP3 - 108512) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
SahrawiPG042786SahrawiMorocco691,000Engaged yet UnreachedHassaniyyaSunni Islam
SahrawiPG011272SahrawiAlgeria241,000Engaged yet UnreachedHassaniyyaSunni Islam
SahrawiPG050581SahrawiWestern Sahara274,000Unengaged and UnreachedHassaniyyaSunni Islam

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

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