Posted on 07/03/2009 2:37:26 PM PDT by lilylangtree
With 82% of Morocco's Imams lacking formal training, a new qualification programme aims to provide better religious guidance to the Moroccan people and to counter extremism.
Nearly 45,000 imams will undergo training under a new programme launched by the government on June 26th, part of a larger plan to reform religious affairs in the kingdom.
In 2004, the first religious affairs reform plan led to an overhaul of the Islamic affairs ministry, revision of the legislation on places of worship, and the modernisation of religious instruction in Morocco.
Ahmed Toufik, Minister for Islamic Affairs and Habous, explained that the 200 million-dirham programme will also offer society a grounding in religious affairs which is in tune with the modern world and careful to preserve national identity.
Some 1,500 trainers will conduct training in rural and urban communities across the kingdom, to give imams the skills they need to provide religious instruction appropriate to Moroccan society.
http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/features/2009/07/02/feature-01
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Imams To Go™
Jihad-In-The-Box, lol.
Just what the world needs...
Just keep them there. No exports, please.
How long does it take to learn, “America Great Satan. Israel must be wiped off the face of the Earth.” Geeez. That’s so easy, a caveman can do it.
Does the suicide belt buckle in front? Or in back.
End of training.
How much do 45,000 “hope and change” t-shirts cost in Morocco coinage?
Does this make Imams their number one export?
Mohammed VI though, is one of the good guys, and is generally popular among most of his subjects.
As this program is government run, it hopefully might make standards there somewhat more uniform.
Wipe with left hand, stab, shoot, detonate with right hand - what training is really needed? ;-)
I know you’re being sarcastic...but you’re right, this is what the world needs.
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