• PEOPLE NAME: DEAF MOROCCANS OF MOROCCO

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PEID: 11864

ROP: 116540

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Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Deaf Peoples

People Cluster: Deaf

Language: Moroccan Sign Language - (xms)

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Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Morocco

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Population: 377,000

Global Population: 377,000


PEID: 11864

ROP: 116540

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources


Overview: The Deaf Moroccans of Morocco, numbering 377,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Deaf people cluster within the Deaf Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Morocco. Their primary language is Moroccan Sign Language. The primary religion practiced by the Deaf Moroccans is Sunni Islam, the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims follow the teachings of the Qur'an and consider the first four caliphs to be the rightful successors of Muhammad.


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