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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Moroccan Arabs of Canada

The Moroccan Arabs of Canada, numbering approximately 111,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an Arabic-speaking people of North Africa whose culture reflects the interaction of Arab, Amazigh (Berber), Islamic, Mediterranean, Saharan, African, and Andalusian influences within the distinctive historical and social context of Morocco They are an Diaspora people, with Arab, Moroccan as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Arab, Maghreb people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam. They primarily speak Arabic, Moroccan.

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Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Canada
People Cluster: Arab, Maghreb
Primary Language(s): Arabic, Moroccan (ary)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 111,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG047410
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Arabic, Moroccan
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Arabic, Moroccan Speakers

Media Resources in Arabic, Moroccan:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

3 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Arabic, Moroccan:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Morocco Bible Society, 2012✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Arabic, Moroccan bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Moroccan Arabs 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 Moroccan Arabs:
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 Moroccan Arabs of Canada

Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
readJames 2:5

Pray for those living in despair to experience the riches of God's love and the hope of eternal life through faith in Christ.

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.

So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples."
readJohn 8:31

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will abide in Christ daily, depending on Him for every need.

So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.
readRomans 9:16

Ask God to raise up people who will trust in His sovereignty as they share the gospel, knowing that it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.

Arab, Moroccan Across Countries (ROP3 - 106804) reported in the following countries:

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15 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▲CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Moroccan ArabsPG000065Moroccan ArabsBelgium232,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG000281Moroccan ArabsGibraltar1,700Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG000425Moroccan ArabsNetherlands410,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG000491Moroccan ArabsPortugal23,500Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG000529Moroccan ArabsSpain874,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG000663Moroccan ArabsUnited Kingdom40,500Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG011674Moroccan ArabsFrance853,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG011828Moroccan ArabsLibya11,500Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG011863Moroccan ArabsMorocco21,230,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG042325Moroccan ArabsItaly513,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG042456Moroccan ArabsGermany136,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG042646Moroccan ArabsAlgeria186,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG047215Moroccan ArabsUnited States121,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG047410Moroccan ArabsCanada111,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG050583Moroccan ArabsWestern Sahara414,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam

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

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