• PEOPLE NAME: IRAQI ARABS OF SWEDEN

Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Arab World

People Cluster: Arab, Levant

Language: Mesopotamian Arabic - (acm)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Sweden

Also found in: Algeria; Belgium; Canada; France; Germany; Greece; Iraq; Italy; Jordan; Kuwait; Lebanon; Netherlands; Syria; United Arab Emirates; United States; Yemen

Population: 176,000

Global Population: 20,841,100


PEID: 50210

ROP: 104056

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Iraqi Arabs of Sweden, numbering 176,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Arab, Levant people cluster within the Arab World affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 20,841,100 in 17 countries. Their primary language is Mesopotamian Arabic. The primary religion practiced by the Iraqi 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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