Christianity is a small minority in
Mauritania. All of the roughly 4,500 Catholics in Mauritania are within the country's only diocese, the
Diocese of Nouakchott. There are several expatriate African churches in Mauritania, though there are no more than 200 Protestants in the country, including foreigners.
In spite of a strict law against
evangelization
In Christianity, evangelism (or witnessing) is the act of preaching the gospel with the intention of sharing the message and teachings of Jesus Christ.
Christians who specialize in evangelism are often known as evangelists, whether they are ...
, the
Mauritanian
Christian community is growing and there estimated to be 400–1,000 ethnic
Mauritanian
Christians
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. For a period of eight months the Miracle Channel, a
Norwegian
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* Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
* Demographics of Norway
*The Norwegian language, including ...
/
Swedish
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Christian channel, broadcast clandestine Christian gatherings in the Mauritanian desert containing over 160 people.
Issues
The distribution of Christian literature and the evangelizing of non-Muslims are prohibited by law. Bibles are rarely printed or distributed.
References
Sources
*
Status of religious freedom in Mauritania article
http://parl.gc.adventist.org/documents/world_reports/WorldReport05.pdf
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