• PEOPLE NAME: ARABS OF ETHIOPIA

Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Arab World

People Cluster: Arab, Arabian

Language: Standard Arabic - (arb)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Ethiopia

Also found in: Argentina; Australia; Austria; Barbados; Brazil; Burundi; Comoros; Congo, Democratic Republic of the; Denmark; Dominica; Ecuador; Ghana; Greece; India; Jamaica; Kenya; Malaysia; Maldives; Malta; New Zealand; Pakistan; South Africa; Switzerland; Tanzania; United Kingdom

Population: 12,500

Global Population: 3,902,650


PEID: 11545

ROP: 100425

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Arabs of Ethiopia, numbering 12,500, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Arab, Arabian people cluster within the Arab World affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 3,902,650 in 26 countries. Their primary language is Standard Arabic. The primary religion practiced by the Arabs 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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