Casablanca Calling

Casablanca Calling is the story of a quiet social revolution in Morocco. In a country where over 60% of women have never been to school, a new generation of women have started work as official Muslim leaders. They are called Morchidat or spiritual guides. Casablanca Calling follows three Morchidat – Hannane, Bouchra and Karima – as they set out to change their country, starting at street level. The Morchidat have a mission: to teach an Islam based on compassion, tolerance and equality, and to separate its true teachings from prejudice, misinterpretation and misunderstanding. Their work takes them into mosques, schools, homes, orphanages, prisons, and out in the countryside. They support the education of women and girls’; campaign against early marriage; and encourage young people to build a better Morocco, rather than dreaming of life in the West. Casablanca Calling is an intimate portrait of three Morchidat, a society in transition, and a mission to educate a nation.

WINNER: One World Media Award

Director: Rosa Rogers
Producer: Hilary Durman
Associate Producer: Merieme Addou
Editors: Fred Hart, Andrew Hassenruck
Composer: Andy Cowton
Guembri played by Simo Lagnawi 

Sundance / ITVS/France TV/AJE/Al Jazeera Documentaries/2M

Streaming: Amazon Prime https://www.amazon.co.uk/Casablanca-Calling-Rosa-Rogers/dp/B01MCYOZS8/ref=sr

"So many cultural traditions -- from early marriage to women's education -- have become confused with religious teaching and it is a challenge to separate them in people's minds," - Merieme Addou, Associate Producer

CNN International: Short film about Casablanca Calling

ARISE news:  Interview with Director Rosa Rogers

 Morocco's Islamic Women Preachers lead Social Revolution: Mail Online

 How Morocco's Islamic Teachers are leading a Social Revolution: Huffington Post

For more details about the film visit www.casablancacalling.com