In Morocco, 99% of the population are Muslim and the country remains socially conservative. This can make life challenging for Christians, particularly those who convert from Islam. They are likely to encounter severe pressure to recant their faith from their family and local community. Furthermore, they must meet in house churches because they cannot gain permission to gather in public. 

Converts risk being arrested and the country’s strong and well-informed security services make it difficult for believers to express their faith. It is illegal to ‘shake the faith of a Muslim’, meaning that Christians who talk about their faith risk arrest and criminal prosecution. Distribution of Bibles in Arabic is also restricted. Even on social media, believers must be careful in what they post. 

Immigrant Christians are relatively free to meet and worship, although they are often under surveillance and risk deportation if they are found to be sharing their faith with Muslims.