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Quick Facts

• Place of Origin:  Iraq is located in the Middle East, surrounded by Iran, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait.
• Religion:  Islam (95-99% total; 60–65% Shi'a, 15–20% Arab Sunni, & 17% Sunni Kurdish), other religions include: Christianity, Yazidism, Mandaeism, Shabakism, and Yarsanism.
• Population:  31 million
• (Primary) Language: Arabic (specifically Mesopotamian Arabic) and Kurdish (mainly Sorani and Kurmanji dialects).
• (Secondary) Language: Ir

15 Days of Prayer for Hindus

Hindu families around the world, and particularly in India, faced devastating loss during the Covid-19 pandemic. Many are reflecting on the impact of the pandemic and how it has changed their lives forever. The 2021 edition of 15 Days of Prayer for the Hindu World draws from this season of suffering and explores how Hindus understand the stages of life, so you can pray for them at this time with insight and understanding.

15 Days of Prayer for Hindus

Hindu families around the world, and particularly in India, faced devastating loss during the Covid-19 pandemic. Many are reflecting on the impact of the pandemic and how it has changed their lives forever. The 2021 edition of 15 Days of Prayer for the Hindu World draws from this season of suffering and explores how Hindus understand the stages of life, so you can pray for them at this time with insight and understanding.

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Place of Origin:  Iran is southwest of Asia and is surrounded by Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Turkmenstan all to its right (east), Iraq, Saudi Arabi, and Turkey all to its left (west).
Religion:  99.6% Sunni and Shiʿi Muslims, 0.4% Christian/other
Population:  82.91 million
(Primary) Language: Farsi
(Secondary) Language: Indo-European, Altaic, and Afro-Asiatic
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• Place of Origin:  Egypt is located in Northeast Africa and connects it to the Middle East.
• Religion:  Islam (official) (90.3%),  Christianity (9.6%),  Other (0.1%).
• Population:  102.3 million.
• Primary Language:  Egyptian Arabic (68%).
• Secondary Languages : Sa'idi Arabic (29%), Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Arabic (1.6%), Sudanese Arabic (0.6%), Domari (0.3%), Nobiin (0.3%), Beja (0.1%), Siwi and others.
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• Christians remain a small-but-growing 2.5 percent of the 16 million people living in the former communist nation of Cambodia, where gold-trimmed temple rooftops twirl over both city skylines and rural landscapes. 
• Cambodian Buddhist temples serve as gathering places for dozens of nationally observed Buddhist festivals throughout the year. 
• Followers of Jesus in Cambodia who previously had to maintain a more ‘underground’ status are increasingly sharing the gospel more openly and there

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Place of Origin:  Bosnian Muslims are from Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is a country situated in the western Balkan Peninsula of Europe. Bosnia occupies the northern part of the country and Herzegovina governs the southern.
Languages:  Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian
Religion:  The main religious affiliation is Islam, in which 50% of the population are practicing. Other religion expressions include Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, Atheism, and others.

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Place of Origin:  Bangladesh is located in South Asia and borders India from three sides.
Language:  Bangla and English
Religion:  85% of persons living in Bangladesh are Muslims, 16% are Hindus, and only 0.3% are Christians.
Population:  133 million

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Place of Origin:  Türkiye is located between Western Asia and Southeastern Europe.
Religion:  99.8% of persons living in Türkiye are Muslims and 0.2% are Christians.
Population: 82 million
(Primary) Language:  Turkish – 90% of the population
(Secondary) Languages: Kurdish, Zazaki, and Arabic

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