People group profile · PG046797
The Tunisian Arabs of Italy
The Tunisian Arabs of Italy, numbering about 125,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Arabic-speaking North African people whose culture reflects a blend of Arab, Amazigh (Berber), Mediterranean, Islamic, African, Ottoman, and European influences, shaped by Tunisia's strategic position between the Mediterranean Sea and the Sahara.
They are a diaspora people in the Arab, Maghreb people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Tunisian Arabic.
Fast facts
- Country
- Italy
- Population
- 125,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Arab, Maghreb
- Primary language
- Tunisian Arabic (aeb)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Southern Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Tunisian Arabs 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 Tunisian Arabs
- 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
100% adherents
Primary language
Tunisian Arabic · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Tunisian Arabic
Gospel resources in Tunisian Arabic
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories available
Films
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Tunisian Arabs
- 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.
Arab, Tunisian in other countries
The same people (ROP3 110285) is reported in 8 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisian Arabs | Tunisia | 11,420,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Tunisian Arabs | France | 459,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Tunisian Arabs | Libya | 214,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Tunisian Arabs | United States | 145,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Tunisian Arabs | Germany | 45,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Tunisian Arabs | Canada | 24,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Tunisian Arabs | Belgium | 16,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Tunisian Arabs | Netherlands | 10,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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