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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Awlad Ali Bedouins of Egypt

The Awlad Ali Bedouins of Egypt, numbering approximately 607,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Bedouin tribal confederation living in Egypt’s Western Desert (Matrouh region) and across the border in eastern Libya (Cyrenaica). They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Egyptian Arabic is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Awlad Ali Bedouin

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Egypt
People Cluster: Bedouin, Saharan
Primary Language(s): Egyptian Arabic (arz)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 607,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG048929
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Egyptian Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

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Arabic, Egyptian Speakers

Media Resources in Egyptian Arabic:

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Bible Resources in Egyptian Arabic:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Awlad Ali Bedouins 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 Awlad Ali Bedouins:
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 Awlad Ali Bedouins of Egypt

For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.
readPsalm 62:1

Pray that those who are troubled and don't know about the God who saves will hear the good news and find rest in the one true God who can offer salvation for their souls.

And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.
read1 John 4:21

Pray that the good news of God's love will reach everyone in this people group, and that His love will compel them to love others as Christ has loved us.

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
readColossians 3:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
readEphesians 1:13-14

Pray that God will work through believers near and far in bringing the lost to Himself, giving them what they need to do the task He has set before them, and helping them rest in Him because He has given them His Spirit.

Bedouin, Awlad Ali Across Countries (ROP3 - 117090) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
Awlad Ali BedouinsPG048929Awlad Ali BedouinsEgypt607,000Engaged yet UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam

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