United Arab Emirates Sunni Islam is the religion of the state. There is freedom to worship and witness only in expatriate communities. Social work and Christian schools are severely restricted. Christian organizations find it difficult to work because of the control of the government. The constitutional guarantees of religious freedom are meaningless.
Government policy is aimed at controlling all religious movements.
The religious deception of animism, witchcraft, and Buddhism also generates additional challenges. Pray that the Church would continue to minister despite government crackdowns. Uzbekistan Islamic influences are steadily growing in this secular state. The Pentecostal Church has not been allowed official registration. Muslim missionaries feverishly rebuild mosques, distribute Qur'ans, and convert people to Islam.