. >> ( translated ): this is khalil, this is amran. their parents abandoned them at the hospital.udge called us to take them. >> reporter: khadija bouebaidi runs an orphanage in tangier, where she introduced us to her young charges-- 12, 13 even only eight days old. bouebaidi used to host families from europe and the united states for kafalas. the families staying a couple of weeks at a time. but in september 2012, a recently-elected islamist government issued a stunning announcement, known as the "circular." it required moroccan prosecutors to investigate the backgrounds of kafala applicants, and to deny kafala to all foreigners who were not regular residents of morocco, to stop suspected conversions to christianity once children left the country. >> ( translated ): when the circular came out, we attempted to understand why. and we went with other associations to see the minister. he explained to us that he received letters which said that children of morocco, when they were taken into foreign kafala they were abused, they had their religion and identity changed. voila, that was