Islam in the United Arab Emirates

Islam is the official religion of the United Arab Emirates. Of the total population, 76.9% are Muslims as of a 2010 estimate by the Pew Research Center. Most of them belong to the Sunni branch of Islam adhering to the Maliki school of jurisprudence. Media estimates suggest less than 20 percent of the noncitizen Muslim population are Shia.

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