King Mohammed VI returned to work earlier this week after resting from a stomach infection. He has been in Casablanca, opening facilities, laying foundation stones, and presiding over Ramadan lectures in the city.
Maghreb Arabe Presse
On Tuesday, the King opened an educational center for young people. The 1,395 square meter facility will teach about 600 local youths skills that would help them in the job market.
Wednesday, the monarch opened an addictology service, and laid the foundation stone of a children’s house in the Ibn Rochd University Hospital. The addictology center will treat those battling addiction to various things, such as drugs and the Internet, plus study addiction. There are rooms for addicts needing overnight treatment. As for the children’s house, that is meant for schooling children who will be hospitalized long-term.
Maghreb Arabe Presse
On Thursday, King Mohammed laid another foundation stone, this time for a construction training center. The center is funded by the Mohammed V Foundation, which was set up in honor of the King’s grandfather.
Over the last three days, King Mohammed has been supervising Ramadan lectures given by various imams from Morocco and North Africa. He was accompanied by his younger brother, Prince Moulay Rachid, and cousin Moulay Ismail. The religious leaders have been discussing the Muslim holy month, reading parts of the Koran, and telling those in attendance how to live a more holy life.
