King Mohammed VI chaired, on Monday in Casablanca, the ceremony in which he announced the creation of the Mohammed VI Foundation for African Ulema, a body designed to unify and coordinate the efforts of Muslim Scholars, in Morocco and other African states, in order to promote, disseminate and consolidate the values of tolerant Islam.
The sovereign, on this occasion, named the Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs Ahmed Toufiq, Deputy Chairman of the Foundation, to help promote the exchange of opinions among the scholars of the continent and develop scientific knowledge based dialogue.
The Mohammed VI Foundation for African Ulema aims to take any initiative to integrate religious values of tolerance in Africa, to supervise the intellectual, scientific and cultural activities related to the Muslim religion, consolidate historic relations linking Morocco to the other African states and to ensure their development.
It also will work towards the establishment of centers and religious institutions, the scientific and cultural revitalization of the African common Islamic cultural heritage, raising awareness about it and working to its conservation and safeguarding, in addition to establishing cooperative relationships with associations and bodies pursuing the same objectives.