People group profile · PG042700
The Rashaida of Egypt
The Rashaida of Egypt, numbering about 46,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a nomadic Bedouin Arab ethnic group inhabiting the coastal plain of the Red Sea, stretching from the Sudanese city of Port Sudan to the Eritrean city of Massawa.
They are a diaspora people in the Arab, Sudan people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Algerian Arabic.
Fast facts
- Country
- Egypt
- Population
- 46,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Arab, Sudan
- Primary language
- Algerian Arabic (arq)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Northern Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Rashaida are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. 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 Rashaida
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
99% adherents
Primary language
Algerian Arabic · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Algerian Arabic
Gospel resources in Algerian Arabic
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Arabic, Algerian Spoken)
- JESUS (Arabic, Algerian Spoken)
- JESUS (Arabic, Algerian Spoken)
- Magdalena (Arabic, Algerian Spoken)
Bibles
- United Bible Societies · video
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Rashaida
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
Rashaida in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108307) is reported in 2 other countries.
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