Protestantism in the United Arab Emirates
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Protestantism is a minority in the United Arab Emirates
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Among the Protestant denominations in the country are the Christian Brethren, the
Coptic Evangelical Church and the Evangelical Alliance Church.
Other denominations are the Arab Evangelical Church of Dubai and the
United Christian Church of Dubai
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The government does not permit churches to display crosses on the outside of their premises or to erect bell towers.
Christian men are not allowed to marry Muslim
women. The government does not permit conversion from Islam. Non-Muslim religious leaders reported that customs authorities rarely questioned the entry of religious materials such as Bibles and hymnals into the country.
On December 25, 2007, the President’s Religious Affairs Advisor al-Hashemi participated in Anglican Church celebrations of Christmas.
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
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Among the Protestant denominations in the country are the Christian Brethren, the
Coptic Evangelical Church and the Evangelical Alliance Church.
Other denominations are the Arab Evangelical Church of Dubai and the
United Christian Church of Dubai
United Christian Church of Dubai
The United Christian Church of Dubai is an evangelical church dedicated to the glory of God in all things. Established in 1962 as a small fellowship of expatriate oil and gas workers in the Emirate of Dubai, they now comprise more than 1,000 people from well over 50 nationalities, meeting in the...
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The government does not permit churches to display crosses on the outside of their premises or to erect bell towers.
Christian men are not allowed to marry Muslim
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
women. The government does not permit conversion from Islam. Non-Muslim religious leaders reported that customs authorities rarely questioned the entry of religious materials such as Bibles and hymnals into the country.
On December 25, 2007, the President’s Religious Affairs Advisor al-Hashemi participated in Anglican Church celebrations of Christmas.
See also
- Roman Catholicism in the United Arab EmiratesRoman Catholicism in the United Arab EmiratesThe Roman Catholic Church in the United Arab Emirates is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....
- Freedom of religion in the United Arab EmiratesFreedom of religion in the United Arab EmiratesThe Constitution of the United Arab Emirates provides for freedom of religion in accordance with established customs, and the government generally respects this right in practice; however, there were some restrictions. The federal Constitution declares that Islam is the official religion of the...