Morocco introduces women preachers

[PsychoDad]

Morocco introduces women preachers
Friday 28 April 2006, 11:50 Makka Time, 8:50 GMT
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/55410875-6CFA-4E19-9147-BDCB6ED3815A.htm

Morocco has just graduated its first team of women preachers to be deployed as a vanguard in its fight against any slide towards Islamic extremism.

"This is a rare experiment in the Muslim world," proudly stated Muhammad Mahfudh, director of the centre attached to the Islamic affairs ministry that trained this first class of 50 women.
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"We are going to teach a tolerant Islam by focussing on the underprivileged classes."
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"The Morshidat will be in charge of leading religious discussions, give lessons in Islam, give moral support to people in difficulty and guide the faithful towards a tolerant Islam," she added.

Another graduate, Laila Faris, a lively young woman who holds a degree in Islamic studies, said she saw the Murshidat's role as promoting "the true face of Islam".
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For one, Islamist deputy Mustafa Ramid with the Islamist Justice and Development party (PJD), the main opposition group with 43 seats in the 325-member parliament, the Murshidat is a "positive" development.

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The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Paradise lies at the feet of your Mother". Once again it is our sisters who are in the forefront of teaching what Islam really is. May the Almighty be pleased with them and grant them success.

Peace.

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[Ecumenist]

1. Oh wow, this is wonderful

My great great grandmother emigrated from Morocco to America late in the 19th century!! I'm so proud..

[xchrom]

2. yeah! i love to see women take their rightful place

in the world of theology.

for too long men have made their singular imprimatur on religion.

there is a feminine spirit -- and she's alive and well and kicking!

[Warpy]

3. Morocco is one of the more religiously progressive countries in the area

Yes, they're far from perfect when it comes to customs and the overall treatment of women, but they're appalled at the spread of Wahabbism and other fundamentalist types of religious insanity and want to keep it out of their country. They've also suffered more than one terrorist attack by fundies, so they have a lot at stake.

I know and like people from that region and that country is high on my list of possible places to visit when I hit Powerball.

[rucky]

4. This is fairly huge.

But will they be allowed in the tea houses?