{"id":18236,"date":"2025-06-01T12:39:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T12:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=18236"},"modified":"2025-06-01T16:11:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T16:11:27","slug":"outrage-in-morocco-as-authorities-confiscate-sacrificial-sheep-after-king-cancels-eid-al-adha-ritual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/06\/01\/outrage-in-morocco-as-authorities-confiscate-sacrificial-sheep-after-king-cancels-eid-al-adha-ritual\/","title":{"rendered":"Outrage in Morocco as Authorities Confiscate Sacrificial Sheep After King Cancels Eid al-Adha Ritual"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watan<\/strong><\/em>-In a scene that has ignited widespread anger across Moroccan and Arab communities, Moroccan security forces raided homes in multiple cities and regions to confiscate sacrificial sheep, enforcing a royal decree by King Mohammed VI that canceled the Eid al-Adha ritual this year under the pretext of \u201ceconomic and health conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n

The decision, described by many as a “dangerous precedent,” is seen as a direct infringement on Islamic rituals in a country where Islam is the official religion and the monarch holds the title “Commander of the Faithful.”<\/p>\n

Videos circulating on social media show police dragging citizens\u2019 sheep from their homes as if they were contraband, while shocked women and children look on in disbelief, robbed of the joy of Eid under dubious official justifications.<\/p>\n

King Mohammed VI claimed the reduction in livestock numbers justified the decision, adding that he would \u201csacrifice on behalf of the people.\u201d However, many Moroccans viewed the move as an insult to their intelligence and sacred beliefs, interpreting it as a cover-up for the government\u2019s failure to control food prices and protect purchasing power.<\/p>\n

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To further bewilderment, authorities urged citizens to preserve the \u201cspirit of Eid\u201d by focusing on prayer, charity, and greetings\u2014while stripping them of the core Prophetic tradition. The Minister of Religious Affairs, Ahmed Toufiq, failed to provide a convincing explanation for the ban, as criticism mounted over what was described as an insult to a sacred ritual and an attempt to obscure state mismanagement and corruption.<\/p>\n

Angry reactions on social media featured slogans such as:<\/p>\n

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    \u201cIs Islam now a crime in Morocco?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    \u201cEid without Sacrifice… A National Disgrace.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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