The Tunisian Arabs of Belgium

The Tunisian Arabs of Belgium, numbering approximately 16,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as an Arabic-speaking North African people whose culture reflects a blend of Arab, Amazigh (Berber), Mediterranean, Islamic, African, Ottoman, and European influences, shaped by Tunisia's strategic position between the Mediterranean Sea and the Sahara They are an Diaspora people, with Arab, Tunisian as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Arab, Maghreb people cluster of the Arab Peoples. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Tunisian Arabic is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Belgium
People Cluster: Arab, Maghreb
Primary Language(s): Tunisian Arabic (aeb)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 16,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000072
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tunisian Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Arabic, Tunisian Speakers

Media Resources in Tunisian Arabic:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Bible Resources in Tunisian Arabic:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Tunisian 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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Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.
readLuke 12:7

Pray that those who don't yet know how to trust in Jesus will not be consumed by worry and anxiety, but will trust in the Father's care and provision for their daily needs and for their eternal salvation

Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.
readMark 10:14b

Praise Jesus for the way He loves children, asking that many will learn the truth about Him and come to Him unhindered.

For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
readRomans 10:13

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and sometimes have doubts, God will help them remember and trust the power of Jesus to save them from their sins.

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations.
readPsalm 67:1-2

Pray that as God blesses believers from among this people group or from nearby cultures, He will raise them up to share His saving power among the nations.

Arab, Tunisian Across Countries (ROP3 - 110285) reported in the following countries:

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9 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Tunisian ArabsTunisian ArabsTunisia11,420,000Engaged yet UnreachedTunisian ArabicSunni Islam
Tunisian ArabsTunisian ArabsFrance459,000Engaged yet UnreachedTunisian ArabicSunni Islam
Tunisian ArabsTunisian ArabsLibya214,000Unengaged and UnreachedTunisian ArabicSunni Islam
Tunisian ArabsTunisian ArabsUnited States145,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Tunisian ArabsTunisian ArabsItaly125,000Engaged yet UnreachedTunisian ArabicSunni Islam
Tunisian ArabsTunisian ArabsGermany45,500Unengaged and UnreachedTunisian ArabicSunni Islam
Tunisian ArabsTunisian ArabsCanada24,000Engaged yet UnreachedTunisian ArabicSunni Islam
Tunisian ArabsTunisian ArabsBelgium16,500Unengaged and UnreachedTunisian ArabicSunni Islam
Tunisian ArabsTunisian ArabsNetherlands10,500Unengaged and UnreachedTunisian ArabicSunni Islam

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