Dubai has large expatriate communities of Hindus, Sikhs, and Christians. Non-Muslim groups can own their own houses of worship, where they can practice their religion freely, by requesting a land grant and permission to build a compound. Groups that do not have their own buildings must use the facilities of other religious organizations or worship in private homes.
Although Dubai’s official language is Arabic, English, Hindi, Urdu, Malayalam and Tagalog are widely spoken. Article 7 of the UAE’s Provisional Constitution declares Islam the official state religion of the Union. So before you think of travelling to the UAE or Dubai you can take Arabic courses to learn the dialect.
Dubai shares within a federal framework, legal, political, military and economic functions, with the other emirates, although each emirate has jurisdiction over some functions such as civic law enforcement and provision and upkeep of local facilities. Dubai has the largest population and is the second largest emirate by area, after Abu Dhabi