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The Mohammed VI Institute of Morocco Trains the Imams of France

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20th May 2017

The story is about the implementation of an agreement between France and Morocco to have the imams of mosques in France trained in Morocco in a bid to limit the spread of extremis ideas. More than 50 French imams receive their training at the Mohammed VI institute each year.

Author: Majida Abu Khairat

Media: Al Ahdath Al Maghribiya , Morocco

Dat of publication: May 16, 2017

Link to original publication (in Arabic)

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