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07/04/2020
Messrs. All Tourism Establishment General
Managers, Event Organizers, - Tourist Restaurants
ﺍﻟﺳﺎﺩﺓ/ ﻣﺩﺭﺍء ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺷﺂﺕ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ، ﻣﻧﻅﻣﻲ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﻳﺎﺕ، ﻣﻼﻙ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻋﺎﺕ - ﺍﻟﻣﻁﺎﻋﻡ
ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ
Venue Owners & Floating Tourist Restaurants ﻭ ﺍﻟﻣﻁﺎﻋﻡ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺋﻣﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﺣﺗﺭﻣﻳﻥ
Circular No. 32/2020 32/2020 ﺗﻌﻣﻳﻡ ﺭﻗﻡ
Subject: Events for non-Muslims ﺍﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﻳﺎﺕ ﻟﻐﻳﺭ ﺍﻟﻣﺳﻠﻣﻳﻥ ﺍﻟﻣـﻭﺿﻭﻉ:
Greetings, ﺗﺣﻳﺔ ﻁﻳﺑﺔ ﻭﺑﻌﺩ،
Pursuant to Law No (8) of 2018 establishing the
Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT) with a
mandate to develop the tourism industry in the
Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and upon the Executive
Council’s Chairman Resolution no. 54 of 2016 on
the event licensing system in Abu Dhabi, and upon
DCT’s Chairman Resolution no. 11 of 2019 relating
to the application mechanism of the event licensing
system in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi through the
tasks assigned to DCT;
With reference to the directive issued by the
Department of Community Development (DCD)
regarding the religious venues and non- Muslim
communities of mechanism for organizing events s
in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, please be aware of
the following:
1. It is obligatory for any entity organizing any
events for non-Muslims in the emirate to complete
the attached form which must be approved by
concerned churchman in a registered church.
2. The validity of the approval issued for prayers
for non-Muslims shall be for a period not exceeding
6 months
3. Not holding private parties that contain religious
rituals except by churchman authorized by the
Department of Community Development and after
taking the necessary approvals through the events
licensing system.
ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺇﻧﺷﺎء ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ 2018 ( ﻟﺳﻧﺔ8ﺑﻧﺎء ً ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻧﻭﻥ ﺭﻗﻡ )
ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ ﻭﻣﺎ ﻧﺹ ﻋﻠﻳﻪ ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺍﻟﻣﻬﺎﻡ ﻭﺍﻻﺧﺗﺻﺎﺻﺎﺕ ﻟﺗﺣﻘﻳﻖ ﺍﻟﺗﻧﻣﻳﺔ
(54ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ ﻹﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ، ﻭﻋﻠﻰ ﻗﺭﺍﺭ ﺭﺋﻳﺱ ﺍﻟﻣﺟﻠﺱ ﺍﻟﺗﻧﻔﻳﺫﻱ ﺭﻗﻡ )
ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﻧﻅﺎﻡ ﺗﺭﺧﻳﺹ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﻳﺎﺕ ﻓﻲ ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ، ﻭﻗﺭﺍﺭ 2016 ﻟﺳﻧﺔ
ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺁﻟﻳﺔ ﺗﻁﺑﻳﻖ 2019 ( ﻟﺳﻧﺔ11ﺭﺋﻳﺱ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ ﺭﻗﻡ )
ﻧﻅﺎﻡ ﺗﺭﺧﻳﺹ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﻳﺎﺕ ﻓﻲ ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻭ ﻅﺑﻲ ﻭﺫﻟﻙ ﻣﻥ ﺧﻼﻝ ﺍﻟﻘﻳﺎﻡ ﺑﺎﻟﻣﻬﺎﻡ
ﺍﻟﻣﻭﻛﻠﺔ ﻟﻠﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ؛
ﻭﺑﺎﻹﺷﺎﺭﺓ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﺗﻭﺟﻳﻪ ﺍﻟﺻﺎﺩﺭ ﻋﻥ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺗﻧﻣﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﺟﺗﻣﻊ ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺁﻟﻳﺔ ﺗﻧﻅﻳﻡ
ﺍﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﻳﺎﺕ ﻓﻲ ﺩﻭﺭ ﺍﻟﻌﺑﺎﺩﺓ ﻭﻟﻠﻁﻭﺍﺋﻑ ﻣﻥ ﻏﻳﺭ ﺍﻟﻣﺳﻠﻣﻳﻥ ﻓﻲ ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ،
ﻳﺭﺟﻰ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻡ ﺑﺎﻵﺗﻲ:
. ﻳﺗﻭﺟﺏ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﻱ ﺟﻬﺔ ﺗﺭﻏﺏ ﻓﻲ ﺗﻧﻅﻳﻡ ﺃﻱ ﻧﻭﻉ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﻳﺎﺕ ﻟﻐﻳﺭ1
ﺍﻟﻣﺳﻠﻣﻳﻥ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻹﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺿﺭﻭﺭﺓ ﺗﻌﺑﺋﺔ ﺍﻹﺳﺗﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻣﺭﻓﻘﺔ ﻭﺇﻋﺗﻣﺎﺩﻫﺎ ﻣﻥ ﻗﺑﻝ
ﺭﺟﻝ ﺍﻟﺩﻳﻥ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻟﻛﻧﺎﺋﺱ ﺍﻟﻣﻌﺗﻣﺩﺓ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻹﻣﺎﺭﺓ.
. ﺗﻛﻭﻥ ﺻﻼﺣﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﻭﺍﻓﻘﺔ ﺍﻟﺻﺎﺩﺭﺓ ﻟﻠﺻﻠﻭﺍﺕ ﻟﻐﻳﺭ ﺍﻟﻣﺳﻠﻣﻳﻥ ﻟﻣﺩﺓ ﻻ ﺗﺯﻳﺩ2
ﺃﺷﻬﺭ. 6 ﻋﻥ
. ﻋﺩﻡ ﺇﻗﺎﻣﺔ ﺍﻟﺣﻔﻼﺕ ﺍﻟﺧﺎﺻﺔ ﺍﻟﺗﻲ ﺗﺣﺗﻭﻱ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻁﻘﻭﺱ ﺍﻟﺩﻳﻧﻳﺔ ﺇﻻ ﻣﻥ3
ﻗﺑﻝ ﺭﺟﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺩﻳﻥ ﺍﻟﻣﺭﺧﺻﻳﻥ ﻣﻥ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺗﻧﻣﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﺟﺗﻣﻊ ﻭﺑﻌﺩ ﺃﺧﺫ ﺍﻟﻣﻭﺍﻓﻘﺎﺕ
ﺍﻟﻼﺯﻣﺔ ﻋﺑﺭ ﻧﻅﺎﻡ ﺗﺭﺧﻳﺹ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﻳﺎﺕ.
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4 . T h e e l e c t r o n i c l i n k a c t i v a t e d w i t h t h e
Department of Community Development as of
15/03/2020 to take the necessary approvals for
events for non-Muslims after the form is attached
to the system.
Attached forms:
1. Religious denomination event permission
application form.
2. Place of worship event permission application
form.
For any inquiries you can contact the following
numbers:
Sara Almansoori
sara.almansoori@dcd.abudhabi.ae
026150317
Khadija AlSalami
Khadija.AlSalami@dcd.abudhabi.ae
026150379
Balqis Albreki
Balqis.Albreiki@dcd.abudhabi.ae
026150261
. ﺗﻡ ﺇﻁﻼﻕ ﺗﻔﻌﻳﻝ ﺍﻟﺭﺑﻁ ﺍﻹﻟﻛﺗﺭﻭﻧﻲ ﻣﻊ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺗﻧﻣﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﺟﺗﻣﻊ ﺇﻋﺗﺑﺎﺭﺍ ً ﻣﻥ4
ﻷﺧﺫ ﺍﻟﻣﻭﺍﻓﻘﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻼﺯﻣﺔ ﻟﻠﻔﻌﺎﻟﻳﺎﺕ ﻟﻐﻳﺭ ﺍﻟﻣﺳﻠﻣﻳﻥ 15/03/2020 ﺗﺎﺭﻳﺦ
ﺑﻌﺩ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺗﻡ ﺇﺭﻓﺎﻕ ﺍﻹﺳﺗﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻧﻅﺎﻡ.
ﻣﺭﻓﻖ ﻟﻛﻡ:
ﺇﺳﺗﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﻁﻠﺏ ﺗﺻﺭﻳﺢ ﺇﻗﺎﻣﺔ ﻓﻌﺎﻟﻳﺔ ﻟﻁﺎﺋﻔﺔ. .1
ﺇﺳﺗﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﻁﻠﺏ ﺗﺻﺭﻳﺢ ﺇﻗﺎﻣﺔ ﻓﻌﺎﻟﻳﺔ ﻟﺩﺍﺭ ﺍﻟﻌﺑﺎﺩﺓ. .2
ﻭﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﻟﺔ ﻭﺟﻭﺩ ﺍﻱ ﺍﺳﺗﻔﺳﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﺧﺭﻯ ﻳﺭﺟﻰ ﺍﻟﺗﻭﺍﺻﻝ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻷﺭﻗﺎﻡ
ﺍﻟﺗﺎﻟﻳﺔ:
ﺳﺎﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺻﻭﺭﻱ
sara.almansoori@dcd.abudhabi.ae
026150317
ﺧﺩﻳﺟﺔ ﺍﻟﺳﻼﻣﻲ
Khadija.AlSalami@dcd.abudhabi.ae
026150379
ﺑﻠﻘﻳﺱ ﺍﻟﺑﺭﻳﻛﻲ
Balqis.Albreiki@dcd.abudhabi.ae
Kind Regards. ﻭﺗﻔﺿﻠﻭﺍ ﺑﻘﺑﻭﻝ ﻓﺎﺋﻖ ﺍﻻﺣﺗﺭﺍﻡ ﻭﺍﻟﺗﻘﺩﻳﺭ.
Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ - ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ
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