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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Deaf Egyptians of Egypt

The Deaf Egyptians of Egypt, numbering approximately 1,170,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a community of individuals who are culturally Deaf and actively participate in Deaf culture, often using sign language as their primary means of communication. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Egypt Sign Language is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples
Country: Egypt
People Cluster: Deaf
Primary Language(s): Egypt Sign Language (esl)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 1,170,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG047170
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Pray for the Deaf Egyptians of Egypt

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

87%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Egypt Sign Language
Language Family: Sign Language

100%
%
Egyptian Sign Language Speakers

Media Resources in Egypt Sign Language:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Egypt Sign Language:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Egypt Sign Language bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Deaf Egyptians 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 Deaf Egyptians:
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 Deaf Egyptians of Egypt

You visit the earth and water it; you greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water; you provide their grain, for so you have prepared it.
readPsalm 65:9

Give thanks for God's provision in nature, and pray that those who don't know Him will recognize His hand, desire to know their Creator, and hear the truth that Jesus is the solution to the world's greatest need.

Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized.
readActs 18:8

Pray that rulers and leaders will access the gospel, respond in faith, and be baptized, uniting with Christ and His Church, and influence others to follow Him.

And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness.
readActs 4:29

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and face rejection by unbelievers in their communities, God will give them discernment, boldness, and encouragement to speak His Word.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
readJohn 3:16

Pray that God will send and sustain believers to cross cultures and share the gospel with the lost. Ask that He will give them His heart for the lost and that many will believe in Him and not perish but have eternal life.

Deaf Egyptian Across Countries (ROP3 - 116518) reported in the following countries:

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PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Deaf EgyptiansPG047170Deaf EgyptiansEgypt1,170,000Engaged yet UnreachedEgypt Sign LanguageSunni Islam

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