Amazing that people would complain about some land for a Hindu Temple when it is the Hindus themselves who are the ones mainly doing the hard labor in the UAE. Do the Muslims in the UAE want to take the place of the Hindus and do all this hard work? Can't they show a little appreciation to the Hindus?
Dr Gargash slams criticism over Abu Dhabi temple
Staff Reporter/Dubai
Filed on August 21, 2015
Gargash replies to tweets denouncing approval to build Hindu place of worship.
Using the issue of providing land for a Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi to discredit the UAE is a not a good trend, tweeted Dr Anwar Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. "It is the trend of a partisan group which myopically sees only what it wants to see, and ignores facts," he added. He was replying to tweets criticising the provision of land to build a Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi.
"I searched and found a temple built in Turkey, the seat of rule of the Caliphate ... I also searched in Pakistan and found a list of Hindu temples, as well as in Indonesia and Malaysia; therefore the topic should be put in its context."
Gargash said the Hindu temple which exists in Dubai was built as early as in 1902 and served the Hindu community from India who had at that time come to the Gulf.
"I hope these groups (who criticise) would revise the annals instead of creating an environment of terrorism and extremism, breaking up societies, and dividing Muslims into groups and categories," he noted. Dr Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Vice-Chancellor of the UAE University said: "Half scholars and many who trade in religion have created confusion leading to differences among Muslims.
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Dr Gargash slams criticism over Abu Dhabi temple
Staff Reporter/Dubai
Filed on August 21, 2015
Gargash replies to tweets denouncing approval to build Hindu place of worship.
Using the issue of providing land for a Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi to discredit the UAE is a not a good trend, tweeted Dr Anwar Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. "It is the trend of a partisan group which myopically sees only what it wants to see, and ignores facts," he added. He was replying to tweets criticising the provision of land to build a Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi.
"I searched and found a temple built in Turkey, the seat of rule of the Caliphate ... I also searched in Pakistan and found a list of Hindu temples, as well as in Indonesia and Malaysia; therefore the topic should be put in its context."
Gargash said the Hindu temple which exists in Dubai was built as early as in 1902 and served the Hindu community from India who had at that time come to the Gulf.
"I hope these groups (who criticise) would revise the annals instead of creating an environment of terrorism and extremism, breaking up societies, and dividing Muslims into groups and categories," he noted. Dr Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Vice-Chancellor of the UAE University said: "Half scholars and many who trade in religion have created confusion leading to differences among Muslims.
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