Mokhtar Laghzioui

Mokhtar Laghzioui (Arabic: المختار الغزيوي, Mokhtar el-Ghzioui–Born in 1972, Meknes) is a Moroccan journalist and editor of Al Ahdath Al Maghribia.

Fatwa controversy

During an interview on the Arabic television station Al Mayadeen in June 2012, Laghzioui supported a call by the Moroccan Association for Human Rights to repeal s490 of the Moroccan penal code, which criminalises sex outside marriage. He added that he would not object to his mother or sister having sex without being married. Following the broadcast, an imam from Oujda, Abdullah Nahari, posted a YouTube video in which he issued a fatwa calling for Laghzioui's death. His call was subsequently supported by Morocco's three most senior Salafi clerics, Abou Hafs, Omar el-Heddouchi and Hassan al-Kettani.[1]

On 17 July, Nahari was indicted for incitement to murder.[2] However, Laghzioui remained concerned for his safety: "I am very scared for myself and my family. It's a real blow to all the modernists who thought Morocco was moving forward."[3]

References
  1. "Mokhtar el-Ghzioui Death Threat: Morocco Salafi Clerics Back Death For Journalist". Huffington Post. 6 July 2012.
  2. "Morocco Indicts Imam For 'Inciting Murder'". Rue20. 17 July 2012.
  3. "Morocco: Should pre-marital sex be legal?". BBC News. 9 August 2012.
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