• PEOPLE NAME: SHIHUH OF UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Arab World

People Cluster: Arab, Arabian

Language: Shihhi Arabic - (ssh)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: United Arab Emirates

Also found in: Oman

Population: 21,000

Global Population: 39,500


PEID: 12251

ROP: 108942

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Shihuh of United Arab Emirates, numbering 21,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Arab, Arabian people cluster within the Arab World affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 39,500 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Shihhi Arabic. The primary religion practiced by the Shihuh 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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