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Christians in Morocco constitute less than 1% [1] [2] of the country's population of 33,600,000 (2014 census). Most of the Christian adherents are Catholic and Protestants . Christianity in Morocco appeared during the Roman times, when it was practiced by Christian Berbers in Roman Mauretania Tingitana , although it started to decline after the ...
Christian and Shia Muslim citizens stated fears of government harassment led to their decision to hold religious meetings in members’ homes. [4] Christian citizens are not allowed to establish churches. [1] In a 2023 report by Open Doors UK, Morocco was ranked as one of the 30 countries in the world where it is most dangerous to be a Christian.
Morocco first experienced Christianity while under Roman rule, as the Empire converted to the faith in its later years. Christianity in Morocco appeared during the Roman times, when it was practiced by Christian Berbers in Roman Mauretania Tingitana. [11] Many of the pre-Christian religions were then reduced in number as Christianity spread.
The status of religious freedom in Africa varies from country to country. States can differ based on whether or not they guarantee equal treatment under law for followers of different religions, whether they establish a state religion (and the legal implications that this has for both practitioners and non-practitioners), the extent to which religious organizations operating within the country ...
Irreligion in Morocco is relatively uncommon, in the country. While a 2015 poll of about 1000 Moroccans by Gallup International found that 4% of respondents said they were "not religious", and 1% reported being a "convinced atheist ", while 93% said they were religious [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Morocco has arrested 152 people, who will now face trial on accusations they used social media to incite an attempt at mass illegal migration into the adjacent Spanish enclave of Ceuta, a ...
Christians in Morocco constitute less than 1% of the country's population of 33,600,000. Approximately one third of Christians in the country are Protestants. [1] It is estimated that there are about 10,000 Protestants in the country, most of them from sub-Saharan Africa. [2] Other estimates place the number at approximately 3,000. [3]
The deportation of hundreds of Moroccan youths from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in August, 2021 after a mass border crossing was illegal, Spain's Supreme Court ruled on Monday, dealing a blow to ...