Moroccan Arabs of Canada (PGID: PG047410)

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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

Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

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

Arabic, Moroccan Speakers

Media Resources in Arabic, Moroccan:

Films:

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

3 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Arabic, Moroccan:

Bible Name (Translation)	Video	Audio	Text
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:

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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

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth.
Psalm 67:4

Pray that those who are lost in darkness and confusion will come to understand God's ways, submit to His righteous rule, and experience the joy of His salvation.

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

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

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
Psalm 119:105

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will meditate daily on the Word of God so that, through it, they might have wisdom for the big and small decisions they face every day.

The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
John 1:35-36

Pray for those God sends to cross cultures to share the gospel, that they might faithfully share the good news of the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

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

Strategic Progress Index

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Engaged yet Unreached UUPG No Longer Unreached

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15 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country	Population ▲	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion
PG000281	Moroccan Arabs	Gibraltar	1,700	Unengaged and Unreached	Arabic, Moroccan	Sunni Islam
PG011828	Moroccan Arabs	Libya	11,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Arabic, Moroccan	Sunni Islam
PG000491	Moroccan Arabs	Portugal	23,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Arabic, Moroccan	Sunni Islam
PG000663	Moroccan Arabs	United Kingdom	40,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Arabic, Moroccan	Sunni Islam
PG047410	Moroccan Arabs	Canada	111,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Arabic, Moroccan	Sunni Islam
PG047215	Moroccan Arabs	United States	121,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Arabic, Moroccan	Sunni Islam
PG042456	Moroccan Arabs	Germany	136,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Arabic, Moroccan	Sunni Islam
PG042646	Moroccan Arabs	Algeria	186,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Arabic, Moroccan	Sunni Islam
PG000065	Moroccan Arabs	Belgium	232,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Arabic, Moroccan	Sunni Islam
PG000425	Moroccan Arabs	Netherlands	410,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Arabic, Moroccan	Sunni Islam
PG050583	Moroccan Arabs	Western Sahara	414,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Arabic, Moroccan	Sunni Islam
PG042325	Moroccan Arabs	Italy	513,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Arabic, Moroccan	Sunni Islam
PG011674	Moroccan Arabs	France	853,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Arabic, Moroccan	Sunni Islam
PG000529	Moroccan Arabs	Spain	874,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Arabic, Moroccan	Sunni Islam
PG011863	Moroccan Arabs	Morocco	21,230,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Arabic, Moroccan	Sunni Islam

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