Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Arab World

People Cluster: Arab, Levant

Language: Arabic, Levantine - (apc)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Islam - Folk

Country: Guinea-Bissau

Also found in: Australia; British Virgin Islands; Cote d’Ivoire; Curacao; Dominica; Ecuador; Egypt; Germany; Guinea; Haiti; Portugal; Sweden; Tunisia; Türkiye; United Kingdom

Population: 11,000

Global Population: 3,207,535

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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

Overview: The Levantine Arabs of Guinea-Bissau, numbering 11,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Arab, Levant people cluster within the Arab World affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 3,207,535 in 16 countries. Their primary language is Arabic, Levantine. The primary religion practiced by the Levantine Arabs is folk Islam, a syncretistic belief system that blends traditional elements of Islam with superstitious practices such as warding off spirits with incantations and magic amulets, and reciting verses of the Qur'an to bring about miraculous healings.

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