Moroccan Regime Sparks Outrage by Dismissing Marrakech Governor for Performing Eid Sacrifice

✍️ BY: Dr. Hana Saada

Dismissal of Governor Farid Chourak for Upholding a Core Islamic Ritual Fuels Public Backlash Amid Deepening Religious Suppression and Political Hypocrisy

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Algiers, Algeria | June 12th, 2025 — In a move widely condemned as an assault on religious freedom, the Moroccan Ministry of the Interior has dismissed Farid Chourak, the Wali (Governor) of Marrakech-Safi, after a video circulated online showing him performing the ritual slaughter of an Eid al-Adha sacrifice. The incident, which should have been a symbol of faith and tradition, was instead met with punitive measures from the Makhzen regime, further exacerbating public frustration with the government’s increasingly repressive stance on Islamic practices.

According to Moroccan media sources, Governor Chourak was summoned to the central administration in Rabat following the release of the video, and Rachid Benchikhi, Governor of Al-Haouz Province, was appointed to manage the region temporarily until an official royal decree is issued.

The dismissal comes in the context of official directives banning private slaughtering during this year’s Eid al-Adha under the pretext of “economic hardship” and a decline in national livestock supply. However, critics argue that these justifications are deeply disingenuous, pointing out that the same regime continues to lavish funds on arms deals, foreign ventures, and accelerated normalization with the Zionist entity, while clamping down on the very religious customs that form the cultural and spiritual backbone of Moroccan society.

Far from being a mere administrative decision, the firing of Chourak has ignited a wave of public outrage, with many viewing the move as a blatant infringement on Islamic rites, and an insult to the millions of Moroccans who see Eid sacrifice as a sacred obligation, not a luxury to be regulated away by royal fiat.

Observers have also drawn attention to the glaring double standards in Moroccan governance: while pro-‘Israel’ military and intelligence pacts are signed in daylight, traditional Islamic practices are curtailed, punished, or demonized, especially when carried out by figures of authority who set an example for religious observance.

This latest episode has exposed the crumbling moral credibility of the Makhzen, reinforcing its image as a regime more invested in securing foreign approval than in safeguarding the Islamic values it purports to uphold.

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