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  2. Freedom of religion in the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    The 2022 population of the UAE stands at 9.4 million, [3] Only approximately 20% of residents are UAE citizens. [4] According to the CIA World Fact Book, 76% of the residents are Muslim, 9% are Christian, other (primarily Hindu and Buddhist, less than 5% of the population consists of Parsi, Baha'i, Druze, Sikh, Ahmadi, Ismaili, Dawoodi Bohra Muslim, and Jewish) 15%. [5]

  3. Christianity in the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    Christian news outlets such as Christian Broadcasting Network and Trinity Broadcasting Network operate in the region, as do various forms of Christian radio. [27] [28] [29] Contemporary Christian music bands and artists have performed and recorded music videos in the country, and Christian films often see release in Dubai theatres.

  4. Religion in the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    The textbooks in question reportedly taught about the 2020 Abraham Accords leading to the normalization of relations between the UAE and Israel, but skipped Israel in maps or education on the event of Holocaust. [18] Another synagogue was built Abu Dhabi in 2023, alongside a mosque and a church, as part of the Abrahamic Family House. [19]

  5. Freedom of religion by country - Wikipedia

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    A Theravada Buddhist monk speaking with a Catholic priest, Thailand. The status of religious freedom around the world varies from country to country. States can differ based on whether or not they guarantee equal treatment under law for followers of different religions, whether they establish a state religion (and the legal implications that this has for both practitioners and non ...

  6. Catholic Church in the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    On 3 February 2019, Pope Francis landed in Abu Dhabi [3] and was greeted by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and then Ahmad al-Tayyeb, Grand Imam of Al Azhar University, which serves as the lead source for Sunni Islam education and Chairman of the Muslim Council ...

  7. Christianity in the Middle East - Wikipedia

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    Today, Christians make up approximately 5% of the Middle Eastern population, down from 13% in the early 20th century. [27] [28] Cyprus is the only Christian majority country in the Middle East, with Christians forming between 76% and 78% of the country's total population, most of them adhering to Eastern Orthodox Christianity.

  8. State religion - Wikipedia

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    In Christianity, as the term church is typically applied to a place of worship for Christians or organizations incorporating such ones, the term state church is associated with Christianity as sanctioned by the government, historically the state church of the Roman Empire in the last centuries of the Empire's existence, and is sometimes used to ...

  9. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the United ...

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    The Abu Dhabi Stake encompasses the UAE, Qatar, and Oman. [8] As of February 2023, the Abu Dhabi Stake consists of at least seven wards and three branches (potentially others in nearby portions of Saudi Arabia which the LDS Church does not report): five wards and one branch exist in the UAE; 2 wards and a military branch in Doha , Qatar; and a ...