Uplifting News: The Jewish Cemeteries Giving Life to Morocco’s Muslim Communities | An Encouraging Development

Uplifting News: The Jewish Cemeteries Giving Life to Morocco’s Muslim Communities | An Encouraging Development
Why this story matters: Amid constant bad news, it’s important to highlight examples of progress that rarely make the front page. Quick summary: This story highlights recent developments related to muslims, showing how constructive action can lead to meaningful results. S omething special is taking place in Akrich, a typical rural village in Morocco backed by a breathtaking view of the snow-capped Atlas Mountains. Here is a compelling showcase of interfaith harmony, reinvigorated in recent years but dating back centuries. Today, the village’s sacred 700-year-old Jewish cemetery is home to a plant nursery run by local Muslims that provides fruit and nut tree saplings to the community here and to many others across the region. As well as nourishing the land, this space is nourishing religious co-existence. “Before, there were no plants or water — it was abandoned,” says 36-year-old Abderahim Baddah, one of two full-time staff tending to the cemetery grounds and nursery within. Would you like …