“Freedom of religion in the United Arab Emirates”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

The 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 country.

Religious demography

The country has an area of 82,880 km² (30,000 sq. mi) and a resident population of 7.4 million (2010 est.). Only approximately 20% of residents are UAE citizens.^[1] According to the 2005 census, 100% Of the citizens are Muslim; 85 percent are Sunni Muslim and 15 percent are Shi'a.^[2] Foreigners are predominantly from South and Southeast Asia, although there are substantial numbers from the Middle East, Europe, Central Asia, the Commonwealth of Independent States, North America and South America. Qataris are now banned from entering the country. ^[3]According to a ministry report, which collected census data, 76 percent of the total population is Muslim, 9 percent is Christian, and 15 percent is other. Unofficial figures estimate that at least 15 percent of the population is Hindu, 5 percent is Buddhist, and 5 percent belong to other religious groups, while the large majority of noncitizens coming in and out of the country are non muslims, accumulating over 70% of them are largely non muslim. Parsi, Bahá'í, and Sikh.^[4]

Religious discrimination

In recent years, a large number of Shia Muslim expatriates have been deported from the UAE,^[5]^[6]^[7] Lebanese Shia families in particular have been deported for their alleged sympathy for Hezbollah.^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13] According to some organizations, more than 4,000 Shia expats have been deported from the UAE in recent years.^[14]^[15]

Apostasy

Christians and other religions are allowed to have their own places of worship, but they are not allowed to convert Muslims. Christians, however, may convert to Islam. ^[20]

See also

References

1. ^{{cite web |title=US department of state - background note:United Arab Emirates |url=https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5444.htm}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/gulf/uae-religion.htm|title=United Arab Emirates-Religion|last=Pike|first=John|website=www.globalsecurity.org|access-date=2016-11-11}}
3. ^ http://www.businessinsider.com/r-uae-bans-expressions-of-sympathy-towards-qatar-media-2017-6
4. ^{{Cite web |title=United Arab Emirates: International Religious Freedom Report 2007 |url=https://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2007/90223.htm |publisher=United States Department of State: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor |date=2007-09-14 |accessdate=2008-05-02}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Politics/2013/Jul-04/222502-shiites-deported-from-gulf-lament-injustice.ashx|title=Shiites deported from Gulf lament injustice |work=Daily Star|date=4 July 2013}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0705/460684-syria-hezbollah/|title=Concern over deportations from Gulf Arab states|work=rte.ie|date=5 July 2013}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/37f1883c-934d-11df-bb9a-00144feab49a.html#axzz3MtsVKNGH|title=UAE urged to allow appeal on deportations|work=Financial Times|date=July 2013}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/lebanon/091030/uae-iran-shiites-lebanon|title=UAE deportations raise questions in Lebanon|work=Global Post|date=July 2013}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/90286|title=Lebanese Shiites Ousted from Gulf over Hizbullah Ties|work=naharnet.com|date=July 2013}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/01/lebanese-uae-fears-deportation.html|title=Lebanese Living in UAE Fear Deportation|work=Al Monitor|date=2013}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/02/uae-deports-lebanese-expatriates.html|title=UAE Deports 125 Lebanese Citizens|work=Al Monitor|date=2013}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2010/07/19/uaelebanon-allow-lebanesegazan-deportees-appeal|title=UAE/Lebanon: Allow Lebanese/Palestinian Deportees to Appeal|work=Human Rights Watch|date=2010}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/politics/2012/06/no-lebanese-ambassador-in-abu-dh.html|title=Lebanese Families in UAE Face Deportations on Short Notice|work=Al Monitor|date=2012}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/reportsfeatures/hezbollah-and-the-gulf|title=Hezbollah and the Gulf|date=5 June 2013|author=Ana Maria Luca}}
15. ^{{cite news|title=UAE said to deport dozens of Lebanese, mostly Shiite Muslims|url=https://news.yahoo.com/uae-said-deport-dozens-lebanese-mostly-shiite-muslims-155321574.html|accessdate=16 September 2015|publisher=Yahoo! News|date=13 March 2015|location=Beirut}}
16. ^[https://www.loc.gov/law/help/apostasy/index.php#uae UAE - Laws Criminalizing Apostasy] Library of Congress (May 2014)
17. ^Butti Sultan Butti Ali Al-Muhairi (1996), [https://www.jstor.org/stable/3381546 The Islamisation of Laws in the UAE: The Case of the Penal Code], Arab Law Quarterly, Vol. 11, No. 4 (1996), pp. 350-371
18. ^[https://archive.is/20070626035050/http://www.gcc-legal.org/MojPortalPublic/DisplayLegislations.aspx?country=2&LawTreeSectionID=3947 Articles of Law 3 of 1987], al Jarida al Rasmiyya, vol. 182, 8 December 1987
19. ^Al-Muhairi (1997), Conclusion to the Series of Articles on the UAE Penal Law. Arab Law Quarterly, Vol. 12, No. 4
20. ^https://www.thenational.ae/uae/uae-creates-federal-public-prosecution-for-information-technology-crimes-1.41675