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Rabat – A Belgian TV channel has praised King Mohammed VI’s Institute for the Training of Imams and Female Preachers.
RTL, an independent Belgian French-language news channel, published a report on Friday asking why Belgian imams have not begun studying in the institute.
“Why are there no Belgians in this exemplary training center for imams?,” the report asked, after corresponding with the head of the Central Office of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ), also known as the “Moroccan FBI.” The institute, located in Rabat, currently teaches students from seven countries, including France.
During its crackdown on the terrorists who planned and carried out the Paris attacks in November, Belgium proved to be a hotspot for the recruitment of young Muslims into terrorist groups. Belgium approached Morocco for assistance in the country’s fight against terrorism after the attacks.
The Moroccan institute was inaugurated by King Mohammed VI in March 2015 and aims to equip imams with the tools to fight against the radicalization of young Muslims.
“There are courses on jurisprudence, on French and Arabic communication, and on how to communicate with people of different faiths,” Ayoub Amraoui, a French student at the institute told the Belgian channel .
Brussels, the Belgian capital, has been the site for the signing of agreements between Morocco and other European countries regarding the training of imams in the past.
On January 15th, the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME) entered an agreement with the European Council of Moroccan Ulemas and the Geothe Institute that set up a program to improve the German language skills of Moroccan imams in the diaspora.
The CCME said that the January agreement will work to enable Moroccan imams in Germany to improve their command of the language in order to better carry out their mission and contribute more effectively to interfaith dialogue and peaceful coexistence.
