• PEOPLE NAME: NEFUSA BERBERS OF LIBYA

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PEID: 11844

ROP: 104139

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Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Arab World

People Cluster: Berber, Saharan

Language: Nafusi - (jbn)

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Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Libya

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Population: 187,000

Global Population: 187,000


PEID: 11844

ROP: 104139

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Nefusa Berbers of Libya, numbering 187,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Berber, Saharan people cluster within the Arab World affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Libya. Their primary language is Nafusi. The primary religion practiced by the Nefusa Berbers is Sunni Islam, the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims follow the teachings of the Qur'an and consider the first four caliphs to be the rightful successors of Muhammad.


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