Bible
Society work in Iraq
(Responsibility assigned to the Bible Society in Lebanon & Syria.)
Country Data:
| Area: | 438,317 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 21,722,000 (1998) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$540 (1996) | |
| Literate Population: | 58% (1995) | |
| Religions in % of Population (1994): | Shi’i Muslim |
62.5%
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| Sunni Muslim |
34.5%
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| Roman Catholic (including Chaldean 1.1%) |
2.1%
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| Assyrian Apostolic |
0.5%
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| Armenian Apostolic |
0.1%
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| Syrian Orthodox |
0.1%
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| Other |
0.2%
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| Official Language: | Arabic | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1816 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
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Bibles
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New
Testaments |
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| 4,473 | 28,376 | 53,407 | 0 | 1,588 | 0 |
Bible Society offers message of hope through drama (October 2007)
Bible Society to open office in Iraq (August 2007)
We really need your prayers now’: sad news from Iraq (January 2007)
Bible Society in Lebanon prepares Scripture Calendars in Kurdish Surani (Dec 2006)
A young girl makes her peace with God (September 2005)
Hijack aids Bible distribution in Iraq (September 2005)
Latest News#322 – Work progresses towards Bible Society in Iraq (Aug. 2005) [PDF file]
Latest News #312 (April 2005)
Latest News (April/May 2004)
Latest News Summary (July/August 2003)
Warm response to Just for Kids tour of Iraq (September 2002)
Baghdad a city of surprises for Bible Society (March 2002)
Prisoner of war found hope in the Bible (September 2001)
Message of hope for Iraqi children (June 2001)
Fresh hope and faith (June 2001)
Scriptures Reach Iraqi Christians Despite Setbacks (March 2001)
New Arabic Peshitta Bible a ‘Great Event’ for the Church in Iraq (Jan./Feb. 2001)
Bible News in Brief (April/May 2000)
Breaking the Ice in Northern Iraq (July/August 1999)
Iraqi Christians Give Thanks for Prayers (February 1999)
Iraq – Conference of Churches Thanks Bible Societies (October 1998)
