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The Unreached Peoples Prayer Profiles
Qatar
Qatar covers a peninsula on the Persian Gulf on
Saudi Arabia's eastern coast. Qatar is mostly desert, with negligible
rainfall, but irrigation allows many fruits and vegetables to be grown.
Large oil and natural gas reserves provide the major source of foreign
trade. The Arab Qataris live in great wealth, but the Asian population
lives in poverty.Qatar is an absolute monarchy under the rule of an emir.
The nation was once part of the Turkish-Ottoman Empire until 1918, then was
under British protection until independence in 1971. The strict Wahhabi
form of Sunni Islam is the state religion and Christian witness is
restricted. With no official status (except the Anglican Church), Christians
must meet in homes.
For further information and specific prayer points for Qatar,
look up the book
"Operation World" by Patrick Johnstone. |
Select a People Group
Palestinian Arab,
Persian,
Saudi Arab,
Urdu.
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