Editing United Arab Emirates (section)

=== Religion ===
{{Main|Religion in the United Arab Emirates}}
[[File:Sheikh Zayed Mosque view.jpg|thumb|right|[[Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque]] in Abu Dhabi]]

[[Islam]] is the largest and the official [[state religion]] of the United Arab Emirates. The government follows a policy of tolerance toward other religions and rarely interferes in the religious activities of non-Muslims.<ref name=US2022 />

There are more [[Sunni]] than [[Shiite|Shia]] Muslims in the United Arab Emirates,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html?countryName=Pakistan&countryCode=pk&regionCode=sas&#pk|publisher=CIA|title=The World Factbook|access-date=13 March 2021|archive-date=26 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226143549/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html?countryName=Pakistan&countryCode=pk&regionCode=sas&#pk|url-status=dead}}</ref> and 85% of the Emirati population are Sunni Muslims. The vast majority of the remainder 15% are Shia Muslims, who are concentrated in the [[Emirate of Dubai|Emirates of Dubai]] and [[Emirate of Sharjah|Sharjah]]. Although no official statistics are available for the breakdown between Sunni and Shia Muslims among noncitizen residents, media estimates suggest less than 20% of the noncitizen Muslim population are Shia.<ref name=US2022 /> The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi is the largest mosque in the country and a major tourist attraction. [[Ibadi]] is common among Omanis in the UAE, while [[Sufi]] influences exist as well.<ref>{{cite web|date=16 April 2018|title=The Return of Sufism to the UAE|url=https://mesbar.org/the-return-of-sufism-to-the-uae/|access-date=29 July 2021|website=Al-Mesbar Center|language=en-US|archive-date=1 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801111319/https://mesbar.org/the-return-of-sufism-to-the-uae/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Christians]] account for 9% of the total population of the United Arab Emirates, according to the 2005 census; estimates in 2010 suggested a figure of 12.6%.<ref name=US2022>{{Cite web |url=https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-report-on-international-religious-freedom/united-arab-emirates/ |title=US State Dept 2022 report |access-date=23 September 2023 |archive-date=23 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123181029/https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-report-on-international-religious-freedom/united-arab-emirates |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Roman Catholicism in the United Arab Emirates|Roman Catholics]] and [[Protestantism in the United Arab Emirates|Protestants]] form significant proportions of the Christian minority. The country has over 52 churches in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309836/uae-number-of-places-of-worship-by-type/ |title=Statista.com website, retrieved 2023-08-28 |access-date=23 September 2023 |archive-date=29 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929012922/https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309836/uae-number-of-places-of-worship-by-type/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Many Christians in the United Arab Emirates are of Asian, African, and European origin, along with fellow Middle Eastern countries such as Lebanon, Syria, and Egypt.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.refdag.nl/nieuws/groeiende_en_vitale_kerk_in_arabische_golf_1_494237 |title=Groeiende en vitale kerk in Arabische Golf – Nieuws – Reformatorisch Dagblad |publisher=Refdag.nl |access-date=24 November 2010 |archive-date=12 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212212531/https://www.rd.nl/groeiende-en-vitale-kerk-in-arabische-golf-1.565863 |url-status=live }}</ref> The United Arab Emirates forms part of the [[Roman Catholic Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Arabia|Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia]] and the Vicar Apostolic Bishop [[Paul Hinder]] is based in [[Abu Dhabi]].<ref>{{cite web|date=21 March 2005 |title=New Apostolic Vicar for Arabia Appointed |work=[[Zenit News Agency]] |url=http://www.zenit.org/article-12565?l=english |access-date=21 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607230554/http://www.zenit.org/article-12565?l=english |archive-date=7 June 2011 }}</ref>

There is a small [[Jews|Jewish]] community in the United Arab Emirates. Before 2023, there was only one known [[synagogue]] in [[Dubai]], which has been open since 2008 and the synagogue also welcomes visitors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-the-first-time-dubais-jewish-community-steps-hesitantly-out-of-the-shadows/|title=For the first time, Dubai's Jewish community steps hesitantly out of the shadows|last=Herschlag|first=Miriam|website=www.timesofisrael.com|language=en-US|access-date=6 December 2018|archive-date=24 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224220136/https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-the-first-time-dubais-jewish-community-steps-hesitantly-out-of-the-shadows/|url-status=live}}</ref> Another synagogue, [[Moses Ben Maimon Synagogue]] was completed in 2023 as part of the [[Abrahamic Family House]] complex in [[Abu Dhabi]]. As of 2019, according to Rabbi [[Marc Schneier]] of the [[Foundation for Ethnic Understanding]], it is estimated that there are about 150 families to 3,000 Jews who live and worship freely in the UAE.<ref name=Ynt>{{cite news|url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5458305,00.html|title=The Jews of Dubai are on the map|publisher=ynetnews.com|date=5 February 2019|access-date=20 November 2020|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011051727/https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5458305,00.html/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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South Asians in the United Arab Emirates constitute the largest ethnic group in the country.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bq-magazine.com/economy/socioeconomics/2015/04/uae-population-by-nationality |title=UAE's population&nbsp;– by nationality |publisher=bq magazine |date=12 April 2015 |access-date=20 December 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321184658/http://www.bq-magazine.com/economy/socioeconomics/2015/04/uae-population-by-nationality |archive-date=21 March 2017 }}</ref> Over 2 million Indian migrants (mostly from the southern states of [[Kerala]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Kanara|Coastal Karnataka]], and [[Tamil Nadu]]) are estimated to be living in the UAE.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/03/03/india-is-a-top-source-and-destination-for-worlds-migrants/|title=India is a top source and destination for world's migrants|website=Pew Research Center|date=3 March 2017|language=en-US|access-date=9 September 2019|archive-date=1 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001211840/http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/03/03/india-is-a-top-source-and-destination-for-worlds-migrants/|url-status=live}}</ref> There are currently three Hindu temples in the country. Other religions also exist in the United Arab Emirates, including [[Jainism]], [[Sikhism]], [[Buddhism]], [[Judaism]], [[Baháʼí Faith|Baháʼís]], and [[Druze]].<ref name=religiousfreedom />

The UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, [[Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan|Abdullah bin Zayed]], announced in 2019 the design and construction plan of the [[Abrahamic Family House]], which will serve as an interfaith complex that houses a [[synagogue]], [[mosque]], and a [[Church (building)|church]] on [[Saadiyat Island]] in [[Abu Dhabi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=First images of Abu Dhabi's Abrahamic Family House under construction released|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/heritage/first-images-of-abu-dhabi-s-abrahamic-family-house-under-construction-released-1.1241661|access-date=29 July 2021|website=The National|date=15 June 2021|archive-date=26 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226170031/https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/heritage/first-images-of-abu-dhabi-s-abrahamic-family-house-under-construction-released-1.1241661|url-status=live}}</ref>