Challenging Moroccan “hypocrisy”
Every time we talk to expats about Ramadan, the accusation of hypocrisy comes up. It gets on my nerves, because it shows how little we understand in Morocco
Every time we talk to expats about Ramadan, the accusation of hypocrisy comes up. It gets on my nerves, because it shows how little we understand in Morocco
Respecting modesty as conceived in the country where you live is, I believe, a minimum, even if its rules seem absurd or contrary to your convictions.
Before saying that Morocco is a tolerant country, we must agree on the notion of tolerance. A “simple” word whose meaning is totally different for a Moroccan and for a secular Westerner.
Ashura is festive in Morocco, with rites common to the whole country, such as the drums, the water games of Zem-Zem, and the firecrackers
Kafala is often presented as equivalent to adoption, but it’s not the case and the legal framework, based on sharia, relates more to fostering.