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About
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The official
language is Arabic, but English and Urdu
are also widely spoken Language, along with other languages like Persian, Hindi, Malayalam, Punjabi,
and Tagalog. Islam is the official religion of
all of the emirates. A vast majority of the locals are Sunnis. There
are foreign minority Hindus, Sikhs, and Christians as well. Dubai
is the only emirate that has Hindu temples and a sikh gurudwara.
The Meena Bazaar area of the city has Religious Temples of Shiva and
Krishna. Both are believed to be sanctioned by the
late ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum. There is
an electric crematorium run by a group of Indian expatriates. Non-Muslims
in the country are free to practice their religion but may not proselytize
publicly or distribute religious literature. The government follows
a policy of tolerance towards non-Muslims and Polytheist; in practice,
interferes very little in the religious activities of non-Muslims.
In early 2001, ground was broken for the construction of several
additional churches on a parcel of land in Jebel Ali donated
by the government of Dubai for four Protestant congregations and
a Catholic congregation. Construction on the first Greek
Orthodox Church in Dubai (to be called St. Mary's) would
begin at the end of 2005, members of the Eastern Orthodox Christian
community in the UAE have had to use churches of other denominations
for services, untill General Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
Dubai Crown Prince and UAE Defence Minister, donated a plot of land
in Jebel Ali.
Apart from donated land for the construction of churches and other
religious facilities, including cemeteries, non-Muslim groups are
not supported financially or subsidised by the government. However,
they are permitted to raise money from among their congregants and
to receive financial support from abroad. Christian churches are
permitted to openly advertise certain church functions, such as
memorial services, in the press.
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