Morocco clamps down on Shiites, gays

[sabra]

Source: AFP

RABAT (AFP) — The Moroccan government has begun a clampdown on what it sees as threats to the kingdom's religious and moral foundations, with Shiite Islam and gays particularly targeted.

"At stake is the image of the state," Mohamed Darif, an expert on Islamic movements in Morocco, told AFP.

"The authorities are seeking to prove that they are still the guarantors of the religious and moral values" of the country.

Last Saturday the Iraqi Baghdad school was closed down, with the education ministry declaring that the "educational system... was contrary to the provisions of private schooling" in Morocco.

"This decision," a ministry statement said, "follows a complaint made by an Iraqi citizen ... against the school's headmistress," who was accused of expelling three children "for confessional reasons" and of propagating "a particular religious practice."

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[Ian David]

1. “Of all the gay bars in all the world, she had to walk into mine.” n/t

[Sultana]

2. Clamping down on teh gays I see....

When it is believed that the King is actually gay :eyes:


Morocco is all kinds of crazy, questioning the King or bad mouthing him or the royal family can land you in jail where you'll be tortured.

[msongs]

3. ain't religion wonderful? nt

[rolltideroll]

4. The religion of peace strikes again

Intolerant animals. I think it isa toss up as to who they hate more, us or themselves.

[xchrom]

5. a headline i never thought to read -- grouping

shiites and gays together.