A Modernizing Islam
Morocco practices an open, tolerant and
modernising Islam. Its Monarch, H.M. King
Mohammed VI has inspired the reform of The
Moroccan Family Code (Mudawana) later
approved by Parliament at the recommendation
of a committee of experts. It enhances and
protects the rights of Moroccan women and
of the family. This is a notable example of a
modernizing Monarchy.
Al Quarawiyyin, a Jewel of a
University
Founded in the IX Century AD, Al Quarawiyyin is
among the oldest universities in the world. It is an
emblematic Mosque, noteworthy for its monumental
architecture and for being an internationally
renowned institution of religious and scientific
learning. Its alumni and professors have their place
among the great intellectuals of the world. Pope
Sylvester II of the Catholic Church (who introduced
Arab numerals and the concept of Zero to Europe) and
the Jewish philosopher and theologian Maimonides
(1135 - 1204) are both alumni of this University.
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