Spiritual guide of Morocco’s Chabiba Islamiya dies at 81
Ibrahim Kamal, who co-founded the
Moroccan Chabiba Islamiya. Kamal was
born in Casablanca in 1931. He worked as a teacher and was arrested in January
1976. He was a deputy of Abdelkrim Motii, who was the leader of Chabiba
Islamiya at that time.
A Moroccan court released Kamal, in
September 1980. Kamal was responsible for Chabiba Islamiya’s recruiting and
education.
Former Moroccan prime minister Abdelilah
Benkirane, the Secretary-General of the Justice and Development Party of
Morocco, said: “Kamal was a good man”.
Kamal turned from a preacher to
become the founder of the first cells of the Islamist movement in Morocco along
with Abdelkrim Motii and others.
Chabiba Islamiya labels itself as a
religious and educational organization without any engagement in politics.
Kamal died on August 12 at the age
of 81.
