[6] [7] Since its inception the religion has had involvement in socio-economic development beginning by giving greater freedom to women,[8][self-published source?]
promulgating the promotion of female education as a priority concern,[9] and that involvement was given practical expression by creating schools, agricultural coops, and clinics.
The religion entered a new phase of activity when a message of the Universal House of Justice dated 20 October 1983 was released.
Unofficial sources noted by the U.S. Department of State assert that one-third of these are collectively Baháʼí, Parsi, or Sikh.
In addition, the government donated land to the Baha’i community in various Emirates for cemeteries and in Abu Dhabi a house of worship as part of the UAE tolerance initiative.