{"id":1486,"date":"2021-12-08T15:55:22","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T14:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.israelreport.org\/?p=1486"},"modified":"2025-06-11T11:04:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T09:04:47","slug":"the-synagogue-in-abu-dhabi-includes-a-church-and-a-mosque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.israelreport.org\/en\/the-synagogue-in-abu-dhabi-includes-a-church-and-a-mosque\/","title":{"rendered":"The synagogue in Abu Dhabi includes a church and a mosque"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The synagogue in Abu Dhabi includes a church and a mosque<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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Pope Francis and Gand Imam Al-Tayeb from Egypt were present when the first step towards building an interfaith complex in Abu Dhabi was taken. Jewish believers hade to content themselves with being represented by a rabbi who lived in the 12th century.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The format of the interfaith project was revealed by the UAE Foreign Minister at a global meeting in New York in 2019. Photo: Abu Dhabi Government Media Office<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I<\/span>n 2022, the United Arab Emirates will inaugurate a building complex in the capital Abu Dhabi that encloses a synagogue, a mosque and a church. The government has announced that the mosque will be named \u201cImam Al-Tayeb Mosque\u201d after the Egyptian Grand Imam who signed the agreement, while the church will be named \u201cSt. Francis Church\u201d after the Grand Imam\u2019s counterpart, Pope Francis. The synagogue on the site will be named \u201cMoses Ben Maimon Synagogue\u201d after a Jewish philosopher and rabbi who lived in the 12th century. The interfaith complex has been given the shared name \u201cThe Abrahamic Family House\u201d. \u201cThe Abrahamic Family House epitomises interfaith harmonious coexistence and preserves the unique character of each religion,\u201d said Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism, according to the Times of Israel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Pope and Grand Imam<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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The Abrahamic Family House is inspired by a joint statement signed by Pope Francis and the Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb on February 4, 2019 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Thus, no Jewish representative signed the statement called the \u201cDocument on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together\u201d or in short, the \u201cAbu Dhabi Agreement\u201d. In this spirit the three places of worship that make up the Abrahamic Family House will welcome visitors from all over the world to worship, learn, and engage in dialogue. In addition, the complex will offer a variety of daily programs and activities and will host international conferences and world summits that promote harmonious coexistence within communities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The format of the project was revealed by Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister, at a global gathering in New York in 2019 where it was presented to Pope Francis and Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb during a meeting in November 2019. \u201cAs a place of learning, dialogue and worship, the Abrahamic Family House will be a cultural landmark and an inspiring global symbol that symbolizes the shared values of harmonious coexistence and understanding between the three Abrahamic beliefs Judaism, Christianity and Islam,\u201d writes the Abu Dhabi Government Media Office on its website.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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