Editing Morocco (section)

=== Religion ===
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| image1            = Inside of a mosque in Fes (5364764412).jpg
| image2            = Hassan II mosque, Casablanca 2.jpg
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| image3            = Bet El synagogue Casablanca - bima (1051699955).jpg
| image4            = Moroccan Christians from Tangier.jpg
| caption1          = The interior of a mosque in [[Fes]], Islam is the predominant religion in Morocco
| caption2          = The [[Hassan II Mosque]] in Casablanca
| caption3          = The [[Temple Beth-El (Casablanca)|Beth-El Synagogue]] in Casablanca, Judaism was the main minority religion in Morocco
| caption4          = The [[St Andrew's Church, Tangier|St Andrew's Church]] in Tangier, an [[Anglican church]] built in 1894
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The religious affiliation in the country was estimated by the [[Pew Forum]] in 2010 as 99% [[Muslim]], with all remaining groups accounting for less than 1% of the population.<ref name="pewrel">{{cite web|title=Religious Composition by Country|url=http://www.pewforum.org/uploadedFiles/Topics/Religious_Affiliation/globalReligion-tables.pdf|work=Global Religious Landscape|publisher=Pew Forum|access-date=9 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130309232331/http://www.pewforum.org/uploadedFiles/Topics/Religious_Affiliation/globalReligion-tables.pdf|archive-date=9 March 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Of those affiliated with Islam, virtually all are [[Sunni Islam|Sunni Muslims]], with [[Shia Islam|Shia Muslims]] accounting for less than 0.1%.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/morocco/#people-and-society |title=Morocco |work=The World Factbook |publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]] |date=12 September 2022 |access-date=18 September 2022 |archive-date=2 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202191738/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/morocco/#people-and-society |url-status=live }}</ref> However, nearly 15% of Moroccans nonetheless describe themselves as non religious according to a 2018 survey conducted by the research network Arab Barometer; the same survey saw nearly 100 percent of respondents identify as Muslims.<ref name="poll">{{cite web|title=Survey Shows Faith in Decline in Morocco, in the Arab World|url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2019/06/276676/survey-islam-decline-morocco-arab-world/|work=Arab Barometer|date=25 June 2019 |access-date=9 August 2020|archive-date=25 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200825020928/https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2019/06/276676/survey-islam-decline-morocco-arab-world/|url-status=live}}</ref> Another 2021 Arab Barometer survey found that 67.8% of Moroccans identified as religious, 29.1% as somewhat religious, and 3.1% as non religious.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Data Analysis Tool – Arab Barometer |url=https://www.arabbarometer.org/survey-data/data-analysis-tool/ |access-date=11 November 2022 |language=en-US |archive-date=21 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821161350/https://www.arabbarometer.org/survey-data/data-analysis-tool/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The 2015 [[Gallup International Association|Gallup International]] poll reported that 93% of Moroccans considered themselves to be religious.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 June 2015 |title=Losing Our Religion? Two Thirds of People Still Claim to Be Religious |url=https://www.gallup-international.bg/en/33531/losing-our-religion-two-thirds-of-people-still-claim-to-be-religious/ |access-date=11 November 2022 |website=Gallup International |language=en-US |archive-date=11 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411115246/https://www.gallup-international.bg/en/33531/losing-our-religion-two-thirds-of-people-still-claim-to-be-religious/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Prior to Morocco's independence in 1956, the country was home to a significant [[Christianity in Morocco|Christian community]], numbering over [[European Moroccans|500,000 Christians]], predominantly of Spanish and French ancestry.<ref name = "Decolonization" /> These Catholic settlers had a historic legacy and a powerful presence.<ref name = "Decolonization" />  However, following Morocco's independence, many of these Christian settlers left to Spain or France.<ref name="Decolonization">{{cite book|title=Area Handbook for Morocco|first=Richard |last=F. Nyrop|year= 1972| isbn= 9780810884939| page =97|publisher=University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign}}</ref> The predominantly [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] and [[Protestant]] foreign-resident [[Christianity|Christian]] community consists of approximately 40,000 practising members. Most foreign resident [[Christians]] reside in the [[Casablanca]], [[Tangier]], [[Marrakesh]] and [[Rabat]] urban areas.<ref name=irfr2023>{{cite web|title=International Religious Freedom Report for 2023 – Morocco|url=https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-report-on-international-religious-freedom/morocco/}}</ref> Meanwhile, the Moroccan Association of Human Rights estimates there are 25,000 Christian citizens.<ref name=irfr2023/>

Before the [[Israeli Declaration of Independence|founding]] of the [[State of Israel]] in 1948, there were about [[Moroccan Jews|265,000 Jews]]<ref name="ewhmorocco">{{worldhistory|quote=p. 966|section=3770}}</ref> in the country, which gave Morocco the largest Jewish community in the [[Muslim world]]. The most recent estimates put the size of the historic Casablanca Jewish community at about 2,500,<ref>Sergio DellaPergola, [http://www.bjpa.org/Publications/downloadPublication.cfm?PublicationID=16432 World Jewish population] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203032451/http://www.bjpa.org/Publications/downloadPublication.cfm?PublicationID=16432 |date=3 December 2013 }}, 2012, p. 62.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Jews of Morocco |url=https://dbs.bh.org.il/place/morocco |publisher=The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot |access-date=27 October 2022 |archive-date=10 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810080356/https://dbs.bh.org.il/place/morocco |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the Rabat and Marrakesh Jewish communities at about 100 members each. The remainder of the Jewish population is dispersed throughout the country. This population is mostly elderly, with a decreasing number of young people.<ref name=irfr2011>{{cite web|title=International Religious Freedom Report for 2011 – Morocco|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/religiousfreedom/index.htm|publisher=Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor|access-date=21 May 2019|archive-date=25 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325215847/https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/religiousfreedom/index.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Baháʼí Faith]] community, located in urban areas, numbers 350 to 400 persons.<ref name=irfr2011/><!-- The source has it in the Morocco section -->