According to Ahmed Toufiq, the Moroccan Minister of Islamic Affairs, thousands of mosques will be connected to internet so that Moroccan scholars can communicate with each other from around the country.
In a report in the Morocco Times, Ahmed Toufiq is reported as also saying that more than fifty female preachers will be sent to five provinces for four months to teach women Islam and its practice.
The Secretary General of the Higher Council of Clerics, Mohammed Yessef, praised the important achievements in terms of religious reform, including the creation of the Mohammed VI radio station of the holy Qur'an, the Assadisa TV channel and the website of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs.
The Moroccan government has taken a responsible attitude to watching for fundamentalist activity. The Ministry of Islamic Affairs monitors Friday mosque sermons and the Koranic schools to ensure the teaching of approved doctrine. At times the authorities suppress the activities of Islamists but generally tolerate activities limited to the propagation of Islam, education, and charity. Security forces commonly close mosques to the public shortly after Friday services to prevent use of the premises for unauthorized political activity. The Government strictly controls authorization to construct new mosques. Most mosques are constructed using private funds.
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