UAE
The first traditional Hindu temple in the Middle East promotes a message of interfaith tolerance
By Richa Karmarkar — February 14, 2024
(RNS) — The mandir, or temple, will create a spiritual home for the more than 3.5 million Indian expatriates who make up 30% of the UAE’s population.
In Morocco, conference brings together rabbis from three continents
By David I. Klein — May 22, 2023
(RNS) — Dozens of rabbis affiliated with the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement gathered in Casablanca, Morocco, last week for a conference aimed at Chabad leaders serving small Jewish communities across Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
Antisemitism monitor lands in Saudi Arabia on first official trip
By Yonat Shimron — June 27, 2022
(RNS) — Deborah Lipstadt said she wanted to raise awareness of antisemitism in the Persian Gulf region, which is predominantly Muslim.
The UAE is restoring Christian life in the Persian Gulf
By Knox Thames — February 11, 2022
(RNS) — The tiny gulf nation is supporting religious and cultural restoration to spread tolerance in the Middle East.
Thomas Jefferson’s Quran to visit Dubai Expo 2020
By Joseph Hammond — October 8, 2021
(RNS) — The historic English-language Quran has never traveled outside the United States.
Dubai’s Expo opens, bringing first world’s fair to Mideast
By Isabel Debre and Aya Batrawy — October 1, 2021
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — After eight years of planning and billions of dollars in spending, the Middle East’s first world’s fair opened Friday in Dubai, with hopes that the months-long extravaganza will draw both visitors and global attention to this desert-turned-dreamscape. The coronavirus pandemic pushed Expo 2020 back a year and may affect […]
Architect Sir David Adjaye on winning landmark commission for UAE Abrahamic House
By By David Gibson — September 30, 2019
NEW YORK (RNS) — A star architect who designed the $540 million National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall in Washington, Adjaye said his design for the worship space, which will include a Catholic cathedral, a synagogue and a mosque, is intended for real use: 'This is not an exhibition space or tourism. This is a real place of faith.'
Evangelicals support Trump’s Jerusalem decision because we care about the Palestinians
By Johnnie Moore — December 18, 2017
JERUSALEM (RNS) — "We did not support the President’s decision because we favor Jews over Arabs nor for any obscure theological reasons like those speculated about, reported upon and sensationalized in recent days," writes Johnnie Moore. (COMMENTARY)
A new Anglican church in Abu Dhabi will be a symbol of tolerance
By Claude Hammond — April 14, 2017
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (RNS) The UAE's policy of religious tolerance certainly stands in contrast to nearby countries, such as Saudi Arabia, where the construction of non-Muslim houses of worship is discouraged.
Nike to launch ‘Pro Hijab’ for Muslim women athletes
By Aysha Khan — March 7, 2017
(RNS) The new product, developed with help from hijab-wearing Olympians in the UAE, will be commercially available in spring 2018.
Gulf tourism frenzy in Bosnia polarizes locals
By Jerome Socolovsky — August 22, 2016
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina -- In a secular country where many Muslims drink alcohol and wear European-style clothing, the arrival of a Saudi-built mall where no alcohol is sold and the sight of burqas and traditional Arab robes is worrying for some.
Bike lanes * Saint Barbie * So long: October’s Religious Freedom Recap
By Brian Pellot — November 2, 2015
Churches attack bike lanes for "burdening" their religious freedom as Saint Barbie leads a plastic revolution in Argentina. Savor every word of this last ever recap as I say “so long” to On Freedom.
Told ya so! The UAE’s new ‘anti-discrimination’ law is already being abused to censor critics
By Brian Pellot — July 28, 2015
Last week’s royal decree, which leaders touted as a shield against religious hatred and discrimination, is already being used as a sword to suppress government critics.
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