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The Arabs of Australia

The Arabs of Australia, numbering approximately 162,000 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: Australia
People Cluster: Arab, Arabian
Primary Language(s): Standard Arabic (arb)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 162,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG007830
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

32%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Standard Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Arabic, Standard Speakers

Media Resources in Standard Arabic:

Films:
Title Link
JESUS View Film
JESUS View Film
Magdalena View Film
Magdalena View Film
The Savior View Film
The Savior View Film

6 films

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Bible Resources in Standard Arabic:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
Easy to Read Version ✓ ✓
Good News Version ✓
Sharif (Iraqi) Version ✓ ✓ ✓
Sharif Version ✓ ✓ ✓
Standard Arabic (Gulf) ✓
Van Dyke Version - multi voice ✓ ✓ ✓
Van Dyke Version - single voice ✓ ✓ ✓

7 entries

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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): Expanding Unreached People Group, (LPI: 2), 0.5% or Greater but Less than 2% 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

Next steps for the Arabs:
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Pray specifically for the Arabs of Australia

For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.
readRomans 5:10

Pray that any who may be enemies of God will grasp the depth of God's love demonstrated through Christ's death for the ungodly, and be reconciled to Him.

Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.
readPsalm 25:5

Pray that the gospel will advance and that God will lead people in His truth, bringing many to salvation.

Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
readRomans 5:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice in the hope of glory and be in awe of God's mercy that gives them access to Him through faith.

The steps of a man are established by the LORD, when he delights in his way.
readPsalm 37:23

Pray that believers from near and far will serve here and trust in the Lord's timing as He establishes their steps.

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

Strategic Progress Index

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23 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▲ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Arabs PG016194 Arabs Barbados 150 Unengaged and Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Arabs PG042248 Arabs Maldives 750 Unengaged and Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Arabs PG015270 Arabs Comoros 900 Engaged yet Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Arabs PG016383 Arabs Jamaica 2,100 Unengaged and Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Arabs PG013266 Arabs Ghana 3,300 Unengaged and Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Arabs PG014463 Arabs Burundi 3,800 Unengaged and Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Arabs PG000374 Arabs Malta 10,000 Unengaged and Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Arabs PG018478 Arabs New Zealand 10,000 No Longer Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Arabs PG011545 Arabs Ethiopia 13,500 Unengaged and Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Arabs PG015486 Arabs South Africa 16,000 No Longer Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Arabs PG018465 Arabs Malaysia 18,000 Unengaged and Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Arabs PG014477 Arabs Congo, Democratic Republic of the 32,500 Unengaged and Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Arabs PG047072 Arabs Greece 34,500 Engaged yet Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Arabs PG014761 Arabs Kenya 57,000 Engaged yet Unreached Swahili (individual language) Sunni Islam
Arabs PG041734 Arabs India 62,500 Unengaged and Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Arabs PG000580 Arabs Switzerland 75,500 Unengaged and Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Arabs PG000078 Arabs Denmark 96,000 Unengaged and Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Arabs PG000004 Arabs Austria 101,000 Unengaged and Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Arabs PG007830 Arabs Australia 162,000 Unengaged and Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Arabs PG006321 Arabs Pakistan 248,000 Unengaged and Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Arabs PG016532 Arabs Brazil 492,000 Engaged yet Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Arabs PG014900 Arabs Tanzania 509,000 Engaged yet Unreached Swahili (individual language) Sunni Islam
Arabs PG017321 Arabs Argentina 1,580,000 Engaged yet Unreached Spanish Sunni Islam

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

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