South Asian in Kuwait


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Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge

Introduction / History

The majority of the people who live in Kuwait are not Kuwaiti Arabs. Most are workers from other parts of the world. Since South Asians are willing to work for low wages, and there is a good education system in India for them to learn technical and medical skills, they are often hired in Kuwait.


Where Are they Located?

Kuwait is a small country. Most South Asians probably work in the capital, Kuwait City.


What Are Their Lives Like?

There seems to be two basic categories for Indians working in Kuwait. One is the skilled sector: Nurses, doctors, IT specialists, technicians, and engineers. They are in high demand by Kuwaiti employers. The others are unskilled: construction workers, gardeners, domestic workers, etc. The latter is vulnerable to abuse by employers. They can easily lose their jobs and not have enough income to eat, pay their bills, or return home. There are so many Indians in Kuwait that they have their own schools.


What Are Their Beliefs?

More than half of the South Asians in Kuwait are Hindus who worship a variety of deities. A good percentage of the others are Muslim, and a small number are Christian.


What Are Their Needs?

Domestic workers need advocates to help prevent them from being exploited by unethical employers. All of these South Asians need the chance to hear that Jesus Christ offers them life to the full.


Prayer Points

Pray for light to shine on situations where domestic workers are being abused physically and sexually.
Pray for all South Asians in Kuwait to have the chance to respond to the claims of Jesus Christ.
Pray for a disciple-making movement to emerge among South Asian communities in Kuwait.


Scripture Prayers for the South Asian, general in Kuwait.


References

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/kuwait/800-000-indians-now-living-in-kuwait-1.1498483
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-11444167
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-feeds-thousands-of-gulf-workers-in-crisis
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24344774
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20516703
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jobe/2013/378650/
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indians-detained-in-kuwait-for-visa-violations/1/221843.html


Profile Source:   Global Prayer Digest  

People Name General South Asian, general
People Name in Country South Asian, general
Natural Name South Asian
Pronunciation AY-zhun
Alternate Names
Population this Country 1,345,000
Population all Countries 12,146,000
Total Countries 59
Indigenous No
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group No
Pioneer Workers Needed 27
People ID 19211
ROP3 Code 115527
ROP25 Code 307681
ROP25 Name South Asian

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Primary Religion: Hinduism
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.67 %)
2.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
66.00 %
Islam
32.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Hindi
Language Code hin   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 2
Secondary Languages
Urdu
Primary Language Hindi
Language Code hin   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 2
Secondary Languages
  Urdu
People Groups Speaking Hindi

Primary Language:  Hindi

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1806-1962)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1811-1998)
Bible-Complete Yes  (1818-2022)
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