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The Fedicca-Mohas Nubians of Egypt

The Fedicca-Mohas Nubians of Egypt, numbering approximately 455,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a people of the Nile River valley: Sudan, Northern province: north from Burgeg to Egypt border at Wadi Halfa; Kassala province: new Halfa. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Nobiin is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Fedicca/Mohas Nubian

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Egypt
People Cluster: Nubian
Primary Language(s): Nobiin (fia)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 455,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042698
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Pray for the Fedicca-Mohas Nubians of Egypt

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Nobiin
Language Family: Nubian

66%
%
Nobiin Speakers

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Fedicca-Mohas Nubians are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Fedicca-Mohas Nubians:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Fedicca-Mohas Nubians of Egypt

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.

Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.
readPsalm 119:97

Pray that the lost will have access to God's Word in their language and treasure it deeply, meditating on God's promises and precepts.

And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
readDeuteronomy 6:6-7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will hide God's Word in their hearts, let it shape their conversations and daily lives, and pass on their faith to the next generation.

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
read2 Peter 3:9

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will patiently endure hardships as they share the gospel, knowing that the Lord is not slow to fulfill His promise.

Nubian, Fedicca-Mahas Across Countries (ROP3 - 107367) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Fedicca-Mohas NubiansPG042698Fedicca-Mohas NubiansEgypt455,000Engaged yet UnreachedNobiinSunni Islam
Fedicca-Mohas NubiansPG012019Fedicca-Mohas NubiansSudan193,000Engaged yet UnreachedNobiinSunni Islam

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