New association created to fight racism, hatred culture

A group of citizens active in several associations have banned together to set up an association they named "The Moroccan Organization against the Culture of Racism and Hatred."

The founders' of the association, whose constituent assembly was convened over the weekend in Casablanca, said it has become a "historic must to go from the state of violent shock, caused by the dastardly attempts of Last May 16 in downtown Casablanca to shouldering responsibilities, from emotional response to mature action, from an evasive political reaction to a well-defined social action."

For the association, the terrorist crimes of May 16 (that left 43 dead) are a strong moment in Morocco's history exacting that each one reconsiders his own principles and convictions.

The association members propose several actions to combat the breeding ground of heinous thought several ideas, mainly the creation of an observatory to denounce and unveil heinous discourses disseminated by fanatics, setting up a committee to follow up religious courses in schools and an awareness campaign with the youth and women of dangers belying the obscurantist trends.