People group profile · PG013605
The Moor of Niger
The Moor of Niger, numbering about 479,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are the predominantly Muslim populations of medieval North Africa and al-Andalus, composed largely of Amazigh (Berber) and Arab peoples united by Islamic civilization rather than by a single ethnic identity.
They are a diaspora people in the Arab, Hassaniya people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam, and they primarily speak Hassaniyya.
Fast facts
- Country
- Niger
- Population
- 479,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Arab, Hassaniya
- Primary language
- Hassaniyya (mey)
- Primary religion
- Folk Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Moor are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Moor
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Folk Islam · Islam
100% adherents
Primary language
Hassaniyya · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Hassaniyya
Gospel resources in Hassaniyya
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories available
Films
- JESUS (Arabic, Hassaniya)
Bibles
- PBT Version · video, audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Moor
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
Moor, general in other countries
The same people (ROP3 106414) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritanians | United States | 1,300 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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