Rabat – Islam as it is practiced in Morocco is a source of inspiration for the development of a European Islam, said Friday in Skhirat, Belgian minister to Youth Aid, Houses of Justice, Sport and Promotion of Brussels at the Federation Wallonia-Brussels, Rachid Madrane.
“Moderate and tolerant” Islam as it is applied in Morocco is an Islam that would respond much better to the quest for meaning and identity faced by younger generations in Europe, said Madrane who was speaking at a meeting themed “living together: between radicalism and Islamophobia”.
The meeting is meant to shed light on Islamophobia, radicalism and living together, and to propose concrete actions involving all key stakeholders: politicians, academicians, civil society and institutional actors.
For his part, Chairman of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), Driss El Yazami, said that fighting radicalization requires the adoption of a comprehensive approach by mobilizing for example human sciences, notably history, sociology, and theology.
Minister in Charge of the Moroccans Living Abroad and Migration Affairs, Anis Birrou, highlighted the causes of the current situation of mistrust towards foreign communities, noting that it is the result of an accumulation of facts, namely the 2008 economic crisis, terrorist acts in Europe and the rise of far-right parties.
With MAP
