Story number 2 for 23 Mar 2001

(UAE)–Next, Reuters is reporting that three American missionaries have been arrested in Dubai for distributing Christian compact discs and videos. Police arrested the three as they were handing out the Christian material to passers-by. A fourth U.S. citizen, who arranged the missionaries’ visas, was also arrested. The U.S. embassy, however, said it could not confirm the reports. Promoting religions other than Islam is illegal in the United Arab Emirates. Non-Muslims are, however, allowed to worship there.