• PEOPLE NAME: SAHRAWI OF MOROCCO

Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Arab World

People Cluster: Arab, Hassaniya

Language: Hassaniyya - (mey)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Morocco

Also found in: Algeria; Western Sahara

Population: 680,000

Global Population: 1,180,000


PEID: 42786

ROP: 108512

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Sahrawi of Morocco, numbering 680,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Arab, Hassaniya people cluster within the Arab World affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 1,180,000 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Hassaniyya. The primary religion practiced by the Sahrawi 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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