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The Egyptian Arabs of Qatar

The Egyptian Arabs of Qatar, numbering approximately 56,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are the majority population of Egypt, a people whose culture reflects the interaction of ancient Egyptian heritage, Arab language and identity, Islamic traditions, Mediterranean influences, and centuries of life along the Nile Valley. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Egyptian Arabic is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Qatar
People Cluster: Arab, Egyptian
Primary Language(s): Egyptian Arabic (arz)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 56,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011901
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

85%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Egyptian Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Arabic, Egyptian Speakers

Media Resources in Egyptian Arabic:

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Bible Resources in Egyptian Arabic:

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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

Next steps for the Egyptian Arabs:
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Pray specifically for the Egyptian Arabs of Qatar

"For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God." Those who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?" But he said "What is impossible with man is possible with God."
readLuke 18:25-27

Pray that the lost who think they have everything they need will recognize their spiritual poverty apart from Jesus and turn to Him in faith.

I sought the LORD, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.
readPsalm 34:4

Pray for each who becomes a child of God to share the hope of eternity with family and friends.

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
readJames 1:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will ask God for wisdom when they lack it, trusting that He will generously give it to them.

Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father sends me, even so I am sending you."
readJohn 20:21

Ask God to raise up and send out believers cross-culturally who will go out in His authority and be sustained by His peace as they share the gospel with the lost.

Arab, Egyptian Across Countries (ROP3 - 102879) reported in the following countries:

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22 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
Egyptian ArabsPG043390Egyptian ArabsCanada106,000Engaged yet UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG012015Egyptian ArabsSudan819,000Unengaged and UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG046409Egyptian ArabsOman98,000Unengaged and UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG043232Egyptian ArabsUnited States296,000Engaged yet UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG042462Egyptian ArabsGermany25,500No Longer UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG042333Egyptian ArabsSpain4,600Unengaged and UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG033520Egyptian ArabsItaly132,000Engaged yet UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG022257Egyptian ArabsUnited Kingdom45,500Engaged yet UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG020254Egyptian ArabsAustralia85,500No Longer UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG012277Egyptian ArabsYemen12,500Unengaged and UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG012233Egyptian ArabsUnited Arab Emirates500,000Unengaged and UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG000053Egyptian ArabsBelgium5,300No Longer UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG011919Egyptian ArabsSaudi Arabia666,000Unengaged and UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG011901Egyptian ArabsQatar56,500Unengaged and UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG011833Egyptian ArabsLibya37,000Unengaged and UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG011796Egyptian ArabsKuwait509,000Unengaged and UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG011783Egyptian ArabsJordan775,000Unengaged and UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG011739Egyptian ArabsIsrael22,500Unengaged and UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG011708Egyptian ArabsIraq548,000Unengaged and UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG011664Egyptian ArabsFrance31,500Engaged yet UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG011496Egyptian ArabsEgypt68,960,000Engaged yet UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsPG011260Egyptian ArabsAlgeria22,000Unengaged and UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam

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

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