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Will Trump’s visit to UAE’s Abrahamic Family House inspire a regional shift?

JL;DR SUMMARY President Trump's visit to the UAE's Abrahamic Family House underscores a message of religious tolerance amid a broader regional shift. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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TrumpMohammed Bin SalmanSaudi ArabiaMiddle EastReligious PluralismUaeReligious ToleranceIsrael RelationsAbrahamic Family HouseMultifaith Complex

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
"Before President Donald Trump departed the Middle East last week, his motorcade made one final stop in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, before heading to the airport."
Saudi Arabia
"Trump had just wrapped up a four-day visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE, and all week he had spoken about the Gulf nations efforts at modernizing and moving away from sectarian divisions."
Qatar
"Trump had just wrapped up a four-day visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE, and all week he had spoken about the Gulf nations efforts at modernizing and moving away from sectarian divisions."
United States
"A U.S. delegation to the country last year departed early when Saudi officials asked Cooper, the then-chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, to remove his yarmulke."
Bahrain
"The king of Bahrain has promoted religious tolerance in the small island nation, situated between Saudi Arabia and Qatar."
Morocco
"Trump used the speech to call for Saudi Arabia to normalize ties with Israel, following the lead of the UAE, as well as Bahrain and Morocco."
Israel
"But despite Saudi Arabia at times facing global censure for such incidents and for other human rights abuses, the country is guaranteed to be a major figure in shaping the changing face of the Middle East, particularly in relation to Israels standing in the region."
Russian Federation
"The State Department has designated Saudi Arabia a country of particular concern on matters of international religious freedom since 2004, alongside China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Russia, among others."

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