Quranic Verse Sparks Controversy in Morocco... What’s the Story?

Over the past two days, social media platforms in Morocco have witnessed an angry campaign against a telecommunications company due to what many considered an insult to the Quran in one of the company's advertisements. Some Moroccan activists argued that the phrase "With you wherever you are," used in a promotional campaign by the telecommunications company, constitutes a commercial exploitation of religion, linking it to the Quranic verse "With you wherever you are," which appears in Surah Al-Hadid. Member of the Justice and Development Party, Lahcen El Omrani, also condemned the company's boldness in a post on his Facebook page, questioning the nature of the communication specialists who advised the company to use part of a Quranic verse. El Omrani stated, "I do not know who these communication specialists are who suggested to Maroc Telecom to use a part of a verse from Surah Al-Hadid as an advertisement."