HIBAPRESS – Rabat
Journalist Salwa Maftouh sparked a debate on social media following her comments on the phenomenon of street and alleyway prayer during Friday prayers.
Maftouh said in a circulating video that praying in roads and streets is not permitted, considering that whoever does not find a place inside the mosque can go to another mosque instead of praying in the street and causing traffic obstruction.
The journalist recounted that she remained, according to what she stated in the video, stuck inside her car for about half an hour after the road leading to her home was blocked by worshippers during Friday prayers.
Maftouh's statements stirred widespread interaction among activists who affirmed that the reason for worshippers praying in streets and alleys is the large overcrowding in mosques during Friday prayers and Taraweeh prayers in Ramadan, calling on other citizens to be patient and tolerant during these temporary periods, noting that this happens in European countries without creating any problem for their citizens.
