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1 | Morocco: Are Christians at Risk? | Maraoka: Tandindonin-doza ve ny Kristiana? |
2 | In early March, observers watched as around 20 long-time Christian orphanage workers were expelled from the country they called home. | Tany amin'ny fiandohan'ny Martsa, nahamarika ireo mpanara-baovao fa manodidina ny 20 eo ireo mpiasa tranainy tao amina fitaizana zaza kamboty iray no noroahana handao ny firenena izay noraisin'izy ireo ho tanindrazany. |
3 | The incident, and others which followed it, have brought to light the debate surrounding Christianity in the Kingdom. | Ilay tranga, ary maro hafa no nanaraka azy ity, dia nametraka ho eny aloha indray ny adihevitra momba ny toeran'ny finoana Kristiana ao anatin'ny Fanjakana. |
4 | While the official Moroccan line is that 98. 7-99 per cent of the population is Muslim (the remainder being approximately 1% Christian and 0. | Ny tondrozotra ofisialy Maraokana dia milaza fa eo amin'ny 98.7 - 99 isan-jato amin'ny mponina dia Silamo, (ny ambiny dia miparitaka ho 1% Kristiana ary 0. |
5 | 2% Jewish), that statistic includes ethnic Europeans residing in Morocco. | 2% Jiosy), tafiditra anatin'io antontan'isa io ireo vahiny Eraopeana monina any Maraoka. |
6 | Proselytizing is illegal, as is conversion away from Islam. | Voarara ny firehetana (hafanam-po) tafahoatra, sy ny fivadihana amin'ny finoana Silamo. |
7 | Still, foreign Christians are allowed to practice freely, and a number of churches, mostly from the era of French colonization, remain. | Na izany aza, afaka manaraka malalaka ny finoany ireo vahiny kristiana, sady betsaka ireo trano fiangonana, maro no nolovaina tamin'ny vanim-potoana fanjanahantany Frantsay. |
8 | In contrast, the country's tiny Jewish population is almost entirely native, and is also allowed free practice of their faith. | Antsefantsefany eny, ireo Jiosy teratany vitsy an'isa, dia avela malalaka koa hivelona ny finoan-dry zareo. |
9 | Despite guarantees of freedom, it would appear that the government is taking a stronger approach of late to proselytism, both real and perceived. | Na eo aza ny fiantohana ny fahalalahana, toa tsinjo ihany fa nandray fepetra somary henjankenjana ny governemanta momba ny hafanam-po tafahoatra, na mibaribary izany na zara fa hita. |
10 | The Moroccan Dispatches shares a recent incident in which an Egyptian Catholic priest was expelled from the country: | The Moroccan Dispatches [Ny vaovao tselatra Maraokana] dia nizara tranga iray niseho tsy ela akory nahitàna pretra Katolika iray, teratany Ejiptiana, noroahana handao ny firenena: |
11 | Evangelicals have operated for years in Morocco, with their main purpose being the conversion of Muslims. | An-taona maro no niasa tao Maraoka ireo Evanjelista, tanjom-pisian'izy ireo voalohany tamin'izany ny hisintona ny Silamo. |
12 | Catholics have operated for longer, but purposefully have not engaged in proselytizing. | Ela niasàna ny Katolika, saingy kosa tsy niditra tamin'ny fnaovana amboletra (ankafanam-po). |
13 | So it came as a surprise that a Catholic priest was also detained and then exported during last week's crackdown. | Noho izany dia nahazendana loatra ny hoe pretra Katolika no notànana ary avy eo noroahana tamin'ny faran'iny herinandro lasa iny. |
14 | The blogger shares a message he received from a Catholic priest working in Morocco: | Mizara hafatra iray voarainy avy amina pretra Katolika iray miasa ao Maraoka ilay mpitoraka blaogy: |
15 | On Sunday the 7th of March, five minutes before mass began; the police in the city of Larache entered our friary and arrested one of our confrères, Rami Zaki, a young Egyptian friar still in initial formation who was spending a year with us. | Ny Alahady 7 Martsa, dimy minitra alohan'ny hanombohan'ny fotoam-pivavahana; niditra ny toerana misy anay frera ny mpitandro filaminana ao amin'ny tanànan'i Larache ary nisambotra ny iray tamin'ireo rahalahinay, Rami Zaki, frera tanora Ejiptiana iray mbola eo amin'ny dingana voalohany amin'ny fiofanana ary vao herintaona monja niarahana taminay. |
16 | He was ordered to go with the police, had no possibility to collect anything, and was given no explanation for his arrest… | Nilazàna izy hanaraka ireo mpitandro filaminana, tsy afaka nitondra na inona na inona, ary tsy nilazàna akory izay anton'ny fisamborana azy… |
17 | …When Rami was put on the plane, his passport was taken from him and given to the pilot who later surrendered it with Rami to the police in Cairo. | …Rehefa nampidirina tany anaty fiaramanidina i Rami, nalaina tany aminy ny fahazoan-dàlany (passport) ary nomena ny mpanamory izay hanome izany miaraka amin'i Rami ho eo an-tànan'ny mpitandro filaminana ao Cairo. |
18 | He was detained by the police in Cairo for another seven hours for interrogation before he was permitted to telephone his community of friars. | Mbola notazonin'ny mpitandro filaminana tao Cairo nandritry ny ora fito izy mba hanaovana fanadihadiana hafa indray talohan'ny nanomezana azy alàlana hiantso an-tariby ny frera mpiray fikambanana aminy. |
19 | | Nanomboka ny Alahady, ny maraina nanaraka ny nisamborana azy, hatramin'ny Talata tolakandro, rehefa navotsotra izy - izay rehefa mitambatra dia 50 ora - tsy nahazo ny fanajàna ny zo maha-olona azy avy amin'ireo mpitandro filaminana tao Maraoka sy Ejipta i Rami na dia kely aza. |
20 | From Sunday, the morning of his arrest, to Tuesday afternoon, when he was released - a total of more than 50 hours - Rami was deprived by the police in Morocco and Egypt of any of his human rights. | Anaty hafatra iray hafa, no anehoan'ny mpitoraka blaogy fa nanaraka ilay fandroahana ny olon-drehetra, amin'ny fitantaràna tranga niseho tsy ela akory izay, ahitàna tanambokovoko nesorina tamin'ny toerana nisy azy an-taona maro: Toerana niantonan'ny tanambokovoko iray tao Meknés |
21 | In another post, the blogger demonstrates that the public has joined in the crackdowns, citing a recent incident in which a cross was removed from its site of many years: | Ity no toerana niantonan'ny tanambokovoko tao amin'ny medina any Meknes. Ireo Katolika tao izay nampianatra asa sy tenim-pirenena ny Maraokana dia tsy niditra velively tamin'ny resaka hafanam-po tafahoatra nefa dia tratry ny fankahalàna Kristiana taorian'ireny fandroahana Kristiana tato ho ato ireny. |
22 | Where a cross once hung in Meknés | Tamin'ny herinandro lasa, nendahana ilay tanambokovoko ary nopotipotehana. |
23 | On a positive note, Moroccans who have benefited from their services have volunteered to reconstruct the cross. | Ny lafiny tsara, ireo Maraokana nahita tombontsoa tamin'ny tolotra nataon'izy ireny dia nirotsaka an-tsitrapo namerina nanamboatra ilay tanambokovoko. |
24 | In a more recent post, the same blogger assesses a TelQuel article on the situation, and says of it: | Tanaty hafatra vao haingana kely mihitsy, io mpitoraka blaogy io ihany no nitondra fanampim-baovao tan-dahatsoratry ny TelQuel momba ny zava-miseho, ka hoy indrindra izy momba izay: |
25 | In the main article, it points out that most Moroccans convert to Christianity more as a result of Arabic media and not from foreign missionaries. | Tao anatin'ny lahatsoratra fototra, mivoitra fa ny ankabeazan'ireo Maraokana nivadika ho Kristiana dia vokatry ny nataon'ny media Arabo fa tsy noho ny nataon'ireo misionera vahiny akory. |
26 | This jives with my experience: a number of Moroccans I know have had long conversations with Christian missionaries about religion and none have converted. | Ity dia nifandrify indrindra tamin'ny zavatra niainako: maro amin'ireo Maraokana fantatro no efa nifampiresaka ela tamin'ireo misionera Kristiana momba ny resa-pinoana nefa na iray aza tsy nisy nivadika. |
27 | Some defended Islam while smoking hashish just to piss off the Christians, it that gives you an idea of how many Moroccans understand their Islamic identity. | Ny sasany niaro ny finoana Silamo eo am-pifohana ‘hashish' mba ho fandranitana fotsiny ihany ireo Kristiana, izany dia mba hahazoanao an-tsaina hoe ahoana ny fifikiran'ireo Maraokana maro amin'ny maha-Silamo azy . |
28 | This observation about foreign missionaries, of course, undermines the rationale behind the recent expulsions of many foreigners. | Io fandinihana momba ny misionera vahiny io, mazava loatra, no mahatonga ireo fandroahana vahiny maro tato ho ato ho tsy dia manaraka lalantsaina sy tsy mitombona. |
29 | To conclude, the blogger notes the recent media crackdowns and laments: | Fehiny, ilay mpitoraka blaogy dia nanamarika ny tsindry nahazo ny media tato ho ato ary miampanga: |
30 | Other media critical of the government have been shut down recently. | Tato ho ato dia nakatona ireo media be fanakianana ny governemanta. |
31 | And the same could happen to Tel Quel. | Ary mety ho tratra koa i Tel Quel. |
32 | But as long as they are still around, there will be at least some debate and critical thinking about current events. | Nefa raha mbola mijoro foana ihany ry zareo, dia mba hisy hàbaka (toerana), na dia kely monja aza ho an'ny fifanakalozan-kevitra sy ny fisainana fanakianana momba ny zava-mitranga amin'izao fotoana. |