Also, in Bahrain, it is quite common to see Muslim women going around in western clothing. There is no segregation of the sexes there either.
There Christian churches there, at least one Jewish community center (and a Jewish cometary) as well as an assortment of Mosques. Also life didn’t stop during prayer time.
But Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are the only two Arabic states that I have any personal experience with.
gimme a break
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“he Sacred Heart Church is a Roman Catholic parish in Manama, Bahrain.[1] The church is one of only two catholic churches in Bahrain (the other being the Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Visitation in Awali). The Sacred Heart Church serves an estimated 140,000 people.”