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An agreement was signed on Tuesday in Rabat, between the Alaouite organization for the promotion of the blind in Morocco (OAPAM) and the Mohammed VI Foundation for the edition of the Holy Quran, with a view to printing 3,000 copies of the Holy Quran in Braille intended for the blind, both at the national and continental level.
Signed in the presence of managers of the two institutions, this agreement is a continuation of efforts to allow people with a visual disabilities to access religious knowledge and to promote the values of inclusion and equal opportunities, said a joint press release, noting that it is the 3rd edition of a solidly established partnership between the two parties.
The agreement provides for the free printing of 3,000 copies of the Holy Quran in Braille, which will be distributed to the blind and visually impaired in all the regions of the kingdom as well as to non -virgin Muslims through the African continent.
This initiative is one of the priorities of the OAPAM strategy, chaired by Princess Lalla Lamia Essolh, aimed at defending the rights of blind people and the widening of their full and whole participation in religious and cultural life.
It also constitutes an exemplary institutional cooperation model, reflecting the will of the Mohammed VI Foundation for the edition of the Holy Quran to diversify the means of dissemination of the Saint Book and to guarantee reading and understanding to all components of society, including people with visual disabilities.
At the end of this ceremony, the two parties reaffirmed their determination to continue coordination and collaboration around new future projects, thus reinforcing the place of Morocco as a pioneering country in the care of people with disabilities and devoting the values of justice and equality advocated by King Mohammed VI.
