Back to Asia? South Asia and the Arabian Peninsula

Let’s start with a recent development: the famous yet old and small Shiva temple located next to Dubai creek that was the only official place of worship for Hindus in the UAE has finally been given company, with the opening in October 2022 in Jebel Ali Village’s ‘Corridor of Tolerance’ of a grand ne...

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Published inArabian humanities
Main Authors Pétriat, Philippe, Varrel, Aurélie, Alhasan, Hasan T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published CEFREPA 19.07.2023
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Summary:Let’s start with a recent development: the famous yet old and small Shiva temple located next to Dubai creek that was the only official place of worship for Hindus in the UAE has finally been given company, with the opening in October 2022 in Jebel Ali Village’s ‘Corridor of Tolerance’ of a grand new Hindu temple, near a complex of several Christian churches. Both temples (along with the about ten other similar places of worship located in colonial Aden) testify to the long presence of South ...
ISSN:2308-6122