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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Elle Hardy

Spiritual union: why Gulf migrants are turning to evangelical Christianity

A worker walks past a traditional structure on the seafront in Doha during renovation work ahead of the 2022 World Cup
A worker walks past a traditional structure on the seafront in Doha during renovation work ahead of the 2022 World Cup. Photograph: Karim Sahib/AFP/Getty Images

Evangelical Christianity is quietly flourishing among migrant groups in the Gulf as churches provide low-paid workers facing horrific abuse with aid in times of crisis, according to pastors and parishioners across the region.

About 30 million migrant workers live in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates – the muscle transforming oil-based economies into glittering 21st-century metropolises.

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