Trump visits Abu Dhabi’s Abrahamic Family House: What he wrote on the guest book

Complex promoting tolerance houses mosque, church and UAE’s first purpose-built synagogue

Last updated: May 16, 2025 | 14:11

Compiled by Devadasan K P, Chief Visual Editor

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US President Donald Trump tours the Abrahamic Family House, an interfaith complex in Abu Dhabi, on May 16, 2025.

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US President Donald Trump arrives at the Abrahamic Family House, an interfaith complex in Abu Dhabi, on May 16, 2025. Located in the heart of the Saadiyat Cultural District, the Abrahamic Family House is a powerful symbol of religious tolerance and shared values.

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Designed by British-Ghanaian architect Sir David Adjaye, the complex is named after Abraham, the prophet revered by Muslims, Christians and Jews alike.

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US President Donald Trump tours the St. Francis Church at the Abrahamic Family House,

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Trump is the first US President to visit the complex.

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US President Donald Trump arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, May 15, after visiting Saudi Arabia and Qatar. UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan welcomed him upon his arrival at the presidential terminal in Abu Dhabi International Airport.

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US President Donald Trump shows his message to the cameras after signing a guest book at the Abrahamic Family House, an interfaith complex in Abu Dhabi.

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US President Donald Trump, the first US president to visit the complex, wrote: “The Abrahamic Family House stands as a sacred and powerful testament to the vision of the Middle East shared by the United State of America, and the United Arab Emirates. I see in this house the promise for our future if humanity chooses cooperation over conflict, friendship over enmity, prosperity over poverty, and hope over despair.”

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US President Donald Trump visits the Abrahamic Family House, an interfaith complex in Abu Dhabi, on May 16, 2025.

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A panoramic view of the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi. The newly inaugurated centre houses a mosque, church and synagogue with the aim of promoting interfaith coexistence

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