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Casablanca Calling

In Morocco, women are being employed as religious leaders — called Morchidat— for the first time, offering advice and guidance in mosques, schools, prisons, and orphanages. Casablanca Calling follows three of these exceptional women as they try to change people’s perceptions of the true teachings of Islam, as well as change their country in a quiet social revolution.

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In Morocco, women are being employed as religious leaders — called Morchidat — for the first time, offering advice and guidance in mosques, schools, prisons, and orphanages around the country. Casablanca Calling follows three of these exceptional women as they teach an Islam based on tolerance, compassion, and equality, and try to change people’s perceptions of its true teachings.

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