Malian PM commends Morocco's help to counter extremism

Says the institute is providing quality training to Malian Imams, in order to curb extremism

RABAT: Malian Prime Minister Soumyelou Boubeye Maiga on Friday lauded Morocco's help to counter extremism and promote moderate Islam in his country.

During his visit to the Mohammed VI Institute for the Training of Imams (religious preachers) in the Moroccan capital Rabat, Maiga thanked the North African kingdom for providing training to some 500 Malian Imams over the last few years.

He said that the Institute has provided quality training to Malian Imams and equipped them with the necessary tools to contribute to the spread of the true teachings of Islam in Mali according to a renewed methodology.

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Opened in 2015, the religious training center aims to play a leading role in fighting religious radicalism via instilling the values of moderate form of Islam in the next generation of Muslim religious leaders from across the region and the world.

He recalled that Morocco remains the first destination for the training of Malian preachers, stressing the need to further cement bilateral cooperation and exchange of experiences to tackle the dangerous threats of religious extremism on the foundations of societies and states.