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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

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
readMatthew 5:6

Pray for those who are lost to desire righteousness and to be filled with the peace and purpose that only comes from following Jesus.

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 the lost will not perish but come to repentance and that God's patience and long-suffering will lead them to salvation.

Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice!
readPsalm 105:3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will glory in His holy name and that their hearts will rejoice.

And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
readLuke 10:2

Ask God to send out laborers into His harvest field, raising up believers from around the world to go and proclaim the kingdom of God with those who need to hear it.

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

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Awlad Ali BedouinsPG048929Awlad Ali BedouinsEgypt607,000Engaged yet UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam

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