Morocco - Oct 3
A UN Counter-Terrorism Committee meeting was convened at the UN Headquarters in New York to provide Morocco with a platform to explain its counter-terrorism policies within the context of Islam. Theirs is a preventative measure that seeks to ground religious teaching in an ethic of moderation that is at the heart of Islam. Modern terrorist organizations like ISIS are in direct opposition to Islamic ideals and pervert the religion to political ends. Source: The Moroccan Times