‘Sexual orientation’ removed from Morocco literacy courses

Morocco’s Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs fired the head of the ministry’s literacy department over the use of the term “sexual orientation” in learning materials used by mosques, according to local media reports. The dismissal related to the new second grade curriculum, which included a passage from a book saying: “Equality implies that people are treated equally without discrimination regardless of ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.” After an investigation, Minister of Islamic affairs Ahmed al-Tawfiq decided to fire the person in charge for allegedly promoting homosexua…

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