Middle East Gulf Region
A Growing Movement in the Cradle of Christianity
Across the Middle East and Gulf region, Christian leaders are serving their communities by working together to address the greatest needs facing their cities.
Demographics
The Middle East and North Africa is home to more than 400 million Muslims, who make up approximately 94% of the region’s population; with a median age of about 25, it is also one of the world’s youngest regions.
Christians represent only about 3% of the population of the Middle East and North Africa, making them a small minority in the birthplace of Christianity.
More than half of the people living in Gulf Cooperation Council countries are international migrants, reflecting the region’s unique role as a crossroads for people from South Asia and around the world.
Youth unemployment in the Arab States reached 26.2% in 2025, among the highest rates in the world and reflecting significant challenges facing the region’s next generation.
Sources: Pew Research Center, United Nations and International Labour Organization (ILO).
Movement’s Work in the Region
February 2026
Movement.org convened over 350 leaders for Scholars training, national strategy sessions, and Movement Day Middle East in Dubai. Against a backdrop of missile attacks and an outbreak of war, a remarkable Gospel Movement arose among Middle East Christians.
In Syria
Marketplace leaders, mentored by Bob Doll, birthed the first Movement Day Expression in the city of Latakia for 150 leaders.
From 2026 to 2028
We are pioneering work in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Jordan, and Iraq, and envision 3,500 leaders attending Movement Day Middle East gatherings from 200 cities and 60 nations.
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Movement Day Middle East
News
A Monumental Movement Amid War in the Middle East
Against a backdrop of missile attacks, an outbreak of war, and a flurry of shelter-in-place alarms, a remarkable Gospel movement…
Accelerating A Global Gospel Movement at the 1,000 Cities Summit
Unite. Equip. Transform. Multiply. That was the theme when MOVEMENT.ORG hosted its 1,000 Cities Summit at the Museum of the…
Casting Vision for City Movements at Lausanne
At the recent Fourth Lausanne Congress in Seoul, South Korea, Mac Pier, (founder), Bob Doll (board chair), Mark Visvasam (South…
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