Deaf people have their own culture and customs that differ from the hearing culture of their families because of the shared language with other Deaf people. However, Thai hearing culture has influenced Iranian Deaf culture and there are many similarities.
Deaf teenagers and children in Iran are well educated. Deaf students can go to college. All schools only use oral (audio) methods of teaching. There are a few hundred schools for the Deaf in Iran.
There is a National Deaf Day once a year in Iran. Persian Sign Language is mainly used but there is a second main language used and that is called Teahouse Sign Language. There is much cued speech which helps with the problems of lip reading by making sounds of the language clearly noticeable.
In Iran there are several organizations for the Deaf including sports associations and government aided ones. Sign language is used for the news on television.
Most Iranians are Shia Muslims including the Deaf population.
The Deaf in Iran need people to help them overcome their disability. It will take much effort to make sure they can reach their God-given potential.
Pray that God gives the Deaf in Iran dreams and visions leading them to salvation.
Pray that they realize Jesus Christ loves them and devote their lives to the savior.
Pray for efforts to include the Deaf, so they can live productive and meaningful lives.
Scripture Prayers for the Deaf in Iran.
http://Deaf ness.about.com/cs/internationalsign/a/iran.htm
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Deaf |
People Name in Country | Deaf |
Pronunciation |
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Alternate Names | |
Population this Country | 446,000 |
Population all Countries | 49,661,000 |
Total Countries | 216 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 9 |
People ID | 19007 |
ROP3 Code | 114916 |
ROP25 Code | 301989 |
ROP25 Name | Deaf |
Country | Iran | ||
Region | Asia, Central | ||
Continent | Asia | ||
10/40 Window | Yes | ||
Persecution Rank | 9 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Country | Iran |
Region | Asia, Central |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
Persecution Rank | 9 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
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Primary Religion: | Islam |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.51 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
0.02 %
|
Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
Islam |
98.64 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.28 %
|
Other / Small |
0.55 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
Primary Language | Iranian Sign Language (446,000 speakers) |
Language Code | psc Ethnologue Listing |
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
Primary Language | Iranian Sign Language (446,000 speakers) |
Language Code | psc Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Iranian Sign Language |
Primary Language: Iranian Sign Language
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (2020) |
Bible-New Testament | No |
Bible-Complete | No |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name | Source |
---|---|---|
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Iranian Sign Language | Jesus Film Project |
General | Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
Photo Source | David Bennett |
Profile Source | Joshua Project |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |