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Morocco trains female spiritual guides to fight extremism

Morocco trains female spiritual guides to fight extremism and empower women

05/20/2015 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

Morocco trains female spiritual guides to fight extremism

Clip: 5/20/2015 | 8m 35s

Morocco trains female spiritual guides to fight extremism and empower women

In Morocco, a school that trains imams to lead prayers in the country's many mosques is at the center of a government program to provide "spiritual security." Here, female students are studying to become spiritual guides, on a mission to combat extremist thought and raise women's status in Moroccan society. Special correspondent Kira Kay reports.

05/20/2015 | Rating NR

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