For the first time under Mohammed VI, Moroccans are observing Eid al-Adha without the ritual of animal sacrifice, following a royal directive amid deepening economic hardship and an agricultural crisis. Eid al-Adha is one of the most sacred days for Muslims worldwide, and Morocco is no exception. However this year, the occasion, which will be celebrated on 7 June in the North African country, is expected to look quite different.

For the first time under Mohammed VI, Moroccans are observing Eid al-Adha without the ritual of animal sacrifice, following a royal directive amid deepening economic hardship and…

Pour la première fois en près de trente ans, le roi a appelé à renoncer à cette pratique en raison d’une sécheresse persistante ayant provoqué une baisse du cheptel.

La decisión de Mohamed VI de cancelar el ritual musulmán ante la escasez de ganado tras la sequía alivia el malestar social por el elevado coste de la vida

CASABLANCA: Flocks of sheep once quilted Morocco’s mountain pastures, stretched across Algeria’s vast plateaus and grazed along Tunisia’s green coastline. But the cascading…