The Arabs of Austria

The Arabs of Austria, numbering approximately 101,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a diverse ethnolinguistic group whose identity is shaped by a combination of language, culture, history, and geography. Arabs are native to the Arabian Peninsula, Levant, North Africa, and parts of the Horn of Africa. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Standard Arabic is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Austria
People Cluster: Arab, Arabian
Primary Language(s): Standard Arabic (arb)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 101,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000004
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

95%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Standard Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Arabic, Standard Speakers

Media Resources in Standard Arabic:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Standard Arabic:

Or check out the Standard Arabic bible at Bible.com

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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

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Pray specifically for the Arabs of Austria

But he said, "What is impossible with man is possible with God."
readLuke 18:27

Praise God that He is the God of impossible things and that He is able to save even those who seem beyond hope.

And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.
read2 Timothy 2:2

Pray that the lost will come to faith in Christ and be discipled in the truth of the gospel, becoming faithful followers of Jesus who, in turn, make disciples themselves.

Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O LORD, God of host.
readJeremiah 15:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will find joy and delight in the Word of the Lord.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
read2 Corinthians 12:28

Ask God to raise up believers who will faithfully proclaim the good news and equip others to do the same.

Arab Across Countries (ROP3 - 100425) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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23 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
ArabsArabsTanzania509,000Engaged yet UnreachedSwahili (individual language)Sunni Islam
ArabsArabsSwitzerland75,500Unengaged and UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
ArabsArabsSouth Africa16,000No Longer UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
ArabsArabsPakistan248,000Unengaged and UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
ArabsArabsNew Zealand10,000No Longer UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
ArabsArabsMalta10,000Unengaged and UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
ArabsArabsMaldives750Unengaged and UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
ArabsArabsMalaysia18,000Unengaged and UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
ArabsArabsKenya57,000Engaged yet UnreachedSwahili (individual language)Sunni Islam
ArabsArabsJamaica2,100Unengaged and UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
ArabsArabsIndia62,500Unengaged and UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
ArabsArabsGreece34,500Engaged yet UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
ArabsArabsGhana3,300Unengaged and UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
ArabsArabsEthiopia13,500Unengaged and UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
ArabsArabsDenmark96,000Unengaged and UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
ArabsArabsCongo, Democratic Republic of the32,500Unengaged and UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
ArabsArabsComoros900Engaged yet UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
ArabsArabsBurundi3,800Unengaged and UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
ArabsArabsBrazil492,000Engaged yet UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
ArabsArabsBarbados150Unengaged and UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
ArabsArabsAustria101,000Unengaged and UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
ArabsArabsAustralia162,000Unengaged and UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
ArabsArabsArgentina1,580,000Engaged yet UnreachedSpanishSunni Islam

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