In the contemporary period, we are witnessing the spread of Islam and the presence and dispersion of Muslims all over the world and their interaction with non-Muslims. Muslims make up about a quarter of the world's population, of which about 20 percent are Shiites, and half of the Shiites are located in the central region of the Middle East. Shiites in these countries, as an identity group that forms the "collective self", interact with "others" who are followers of other religions, denominations and creeds, and the extent of their adherence to religion affects their communication pattern with others. Therefore, this article focuses on the communication pattern of the Shiites of the United Arab Emirates. Thus, it seeks to answer the questions, what is the communication model of the Shiites of the UAE as a religious minority with the dominant society? What communication strategy do the Shiites use in relation to the dominant structure? In this article, the theoretical framework of co-culture, qualitative research method, and documentary study were used. Moreover, it used semi-standard interview to extract the communication pattern. The findings of the research show that in the studied sample, the degree of adherence to religion has an effect on the communication pattern of Shiites