This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from Hibapress, the Arabic version:
Heba Press – Casablanca
Rahman’s paintings are among the most eminent customs of Ramadan which distinguish Moroccan society, because they spread in various cities and villages to provide free meals for breakfast to needy and passive.
These paintings represent an expression of the spirit of solidarity and social solidarity during the month of Ramadan, where people meet at a single table, whatever their social origin.
In this context, hundreds of charitable societies and citizens themselves rush to help distribute food to passers-by-through towers and passionate, which reflects an atmosphere of fraternity and synergy which generally prints Moroccans in Ramadan and its essence but in every day of the year.
With the approaching legislative elections which will take place after a year, the fears began to increase the exploitation of certain political parties for these charities for electoral purposes.
And some politicians use the investment of these tables in sending electoral messages or to gain the support of voters by providing Ramadan aid, which makes these initiatives vulnerable to exploitation for political purposes.
Some believe that it is necessary that Rahman’s tables are organized independently of all political agendas, and that these initiatives remain faithful to the spirit of the sacred month and to its traditions in the propagation of goodness and assistance without external effects, precious people calling for many civil activists to establish a control and criteria that guarantee the integrity of the distribution of aid and to avoid any political employment for these human initiatives.
