Arab, Moroccan in Morocco

People Name:	Arab, Moroccan
Country:	Morocco
10/40 Window:	Yes
Population:	25,245,000
World Population:	30,593,800
Primary Language:	Arabic, Moroccan
Primary Religion:	Islam
Christian Adherents:	0.09 %
Evangelicals:	0.08 %
Scripture:	New Testament
Online Audio NT:	Yes
Jesus Film:	Yes
Audio Recordings:	Yes
People Cluster:	Arab, Maghreb
Affinity Bloc:	Arab World
Progress Level:

Introduction

In 670, Umayyads of Damascus completed the first Islamic conquest of the North African coastal plain, settling in what is now Morocco. Arabs have ruled this region ever since, which includes the original Berber tribal groups of North Africa, some of whom were Christians before the Arab invasion. This cultural mix resulted in scholarly advances in science, mathematics, astronomy, geography and medicine.

Ministry Obstacles

Although Morocco allows people from other faiths to have religious freedom, the king of Morocco has declared that all native Moroccans are Sunni Muslims. Historically, ministry in Morocco won individuals away from their families and gathered them into new

Outreach Ideas

Pray for the Followers of Christ

Pray for the Entire People Group

Pray the Holy Spirit would work powerfully through the many people witnessing to the Moroccan Arabs. Pray Moroccan Arab believers would become effective and fruitful in sowing God's word among their families and communities to fuel a movement of God's blessing, spreading from household to household. Pray a strong movement to Jesus would bring whole Moroccan Arab families and communities into a rich experience of God's blessing.