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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Maghrebi Jews of Tunisia

The Maghrebi Jews of Tunisia, numbering approximately 1,100 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a North African ethnoreligious community formed in he Maghreb region during the Middle Ages. They mostly adhere to Judaism and Tunisian Arabic is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Jew, Maghrebi

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Jewish Peoples
Country: Tunisia
People Cluster: Jews
Primary Language(s): Tunisian Arabic (aeb)
Primary Religion(s): Judaism
Population: 1,100
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012217
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Judaism
Religious Affiliation: Judaism

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%
Judaism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tunisian Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

75%
%
Arabic, Tunisian Speakers

Media Resources in Tunisian Arabic:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Tunisian Arabic:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Tunisian Arabic bible at Bible.com

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

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 Maghrebi Jews:
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Pray specifically for the Maghrebi Jews of Tunisia

And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
readMatthew 6:7-8

Pray that those who don't have a relationship with their Creator will come to know a God who hears their every need, freeing them from empty rituals and drawing them into a real, trusting relationship with Him.

As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.
readMatthew 13:23

Pray that their hearts will have good soil that receives the Word, understands it, and bears fruit for God's kingdom.

For you are great and do wondrous things; you alone are God. Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name.
readPsalm 86:10-11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust in the Lord with all their heart, knowing that He is the one true God and will teach them His ways.

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.

Jew, Tunisian Across Countries (ROP3 - 110287) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Tunisian JewsPG011767Tunisian JewsIsrael14,500Engaged yet UnreachedTunisian ArabicJudaism
Maghrebi JewsPG012217Maghrebi JewsTunisia1,100Unengaged and UnreachedTunisian ArabicJudaism

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