Prosecuted while in custody, the Salafist Abou Naim has been incarcerated since this Friday in the local Oukacha prison for incitement to hatred and violence, according to a decision by the King’s Prosecutor at the Court of First Instance of Ain Sbaâ.
Funeral washing and repatriation of people who died of COVID-19 are prohibited in France. This decision is in line with the preventive measures against the spread of the virus.
The Council of Theologians attached to the Executive of Muslims of Belgium (EMB) has made some recommendations on how Muslims can bury their loved ones who have died, at a time when the coronavirus is affecting several countries.
Law enforcement officers arrested, on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, the Salafist Abou Naim for having harshly criticized the decision to close mosques in order to counter the spread of the coronavirus.
The decision to close mosques in Morocco from Monday, March 16, 2020 due to the spread of the coronavirus, is already provoking reactions. In a video posted on social media, the Salafist Abou Naïm hammers that a country that "prohibits daily prayers in mosques is an apostate country and has become a country of war and not of peace, according to Islamic jurisprudence."
The body responsible for fatwas, in response to the request addressed by the King of Morocco, Amir Al-Moumine, recommended on Monday, March 16, the closure of mosques for the five daily prayers and Friday prayers.
Marwan Muhammad, former executive director of the Collective against Islamophobia in France (CCIF), was the victim of a burglary. On his Facebook account, he publishes images showing the extent of the damage.
Morocco is about to ban the Friday prayer. This national concern is currently under consideration, according to the head of government, and could be validated on Friday, March 20, given the evolution of the epidemiological situation.
Initially scheduled for May 11 and 12, 2020, the Hilloula of Meknes has been postponed to a later date. This is the decision of the Council of Jewish Communities of Morocco, during a meeting. The reasons for this postponement are simple. It is to avoid any risk of contamination by the Coronavirus , in accordance with the preventive measures taken by the Moroccan government in the fight against the pandemic.
While he was supposed to face Tony Ferguson at UFC 200 in April, the Dagestani fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov has declined the offer due to his religious beliefs and his health.
Since 2000, a new policy of management and development of places of worship has been implemented in Morocco. In this sense, an action plan and a budget have been adopted for the period 2017-2021.
For some Moroccan Salafists, the coronavirus would be a "divine punishment", brushing aside all the other theories put forward to explain the epidemic.