Moroccan Eid al-Fitr Celebrations Disrupted by COVID-19 Lockdown
23 May 2020
Due to the spread of covid-19, Moroccans are preparing to live a special celebration of Eid Al Fitr. Between praying at home, bans on visits, family gatherings and (…)
Religion
French Muslim Group Urges CFCM to Adopt Lunar Calendar Calculations for Eid Al Fitr
22 May 2020
Muslims of France launched, on Friday, May 22, an appeal to the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) and the federations that compose it for the use of calculation in the (…)
Morocco Closes Mosques for Eid Al Fitr Prayer Amid Rising COVID-19 Cases
21 May 2020
A few days before the Eid Al Fitr holiday, COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Morocco. To "preserve the health of citizens," the kingdom’s mosques will be closed during Ramadan.
Moroccan City Reverses Street Naming After Wahhabi Preachers Controversy
20 May 2020
The reaction of the authorities was eagerly awaited after the current PJD mayor changed the names of several streets in Temara. Mouh Rejdali had indeed chosen the names of (…)
French Mosque Offers Online Tarawih Prayers During Ramadan Lockdown
19 May 2020
In France, the mosque of Montigny-le-Bretonneux offers Muslim worshippers the possibility to follow the imam in the Tarawih prayer online during this special Ramadan month due (…)
French Court Orders Government to Lift Ban on Religious Gatherings
19 May 2020
In France, the Council of State has ordered the government, on Monday, May 18, 2020, to lift the "general and absolute" ban on gatherings in places of worship put in place as (…)
Moroccan Quran Reciters Excel at Global Competition in Abu Dhabi
18 May 2020
Five Moroccans who are among the winners of the sixth edition of the "Quranic Recitation and Its Sciences" prize were rewarded in Abu Dhabi.
Moroccan Woman Arrested for TikTok Video Mocking COVID-19 Restrictions
16 May 2020
A Moroccan and a Tunisian are facing justice for joking about the coronavirus. The first is incarcerated in the prison of Errachidia. The second will face the same fate in the (…)
Moroccan Astronomer Predicts Eid Al-Fitr to Begin May 24
16 May 2020
The probable date of the celebration of Eid Al-Fitr, in Morocco is known. It has just been revealed by the astronomer Abdulaziz Kharbouch Al Ifrani.
Interfaith Virtual Ramadan Dinner Unites Moroccans Amid Pandemic
13 May 2020
The eighth edition of the "Ftour Pluriel" took place, despite the pandemic of the new coronavirus (covid-19). It virtually brought together Muslims, Jews and Christians on Sunday.