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Prominent Islamist Clerics Demand Moroccan Journalist Be Executed for Favoring Greater Sexual Freedom

RABAT, Morocco (The Blaze/AP) — Three of Morocco’s most prominent conservative clerics have publicly backed a demand that a journalist be put to death for supporting greater sexual freedom in the North African kingdom. The country has been under the rule of Islamist Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane since 2011.

(Related: Meet Morocco’s New Islamist Prime Minister)

Mokhtar el-Ghzioui, the editor of the daily al-Ahdath al-Maghribia, publicly supported a call by a Moroccan human rights activist to decriminalize sex outside of marriage. He said in a TV interview last week he would be fine with his mother or sister having consensual sexual relations outside of wedlock.

Moroccan Clerics Demand Mokhtar el Ghzioui Be Executed for Advocating for Greater Sexual Freedom

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2012 file photo Muslim cleric Omar Heddouchi speaks at a press conference with fellow former detainees Hassan al-Kettani, right, and Abou Hafs, left, in Rabat, Morocco. The three clerics of the ultraconservative Salafi strand of Islam in Morocco, backed a death threat by a preacher against a journalist supporting greater sexual freedom in the North African kingdom. (AP Photo/Paul Schemm, File)

A preacher in the far eastern city of Oujda near the Algeria border then made a YouTube video on June 28 condemning el-Ghzioui as a “dyouth” a religious term for someone who willingly lets his wife commit adultery, and called for his death.

The preacher, Abdullah Nahari, was then summoned by the local prosecutor to answer to the charge of inciting a crime.

Abou Hafs, Omar el-Heddouchi and Hassan al-Kettani, the three most prominent clerics of the ultraconservative Salafi strand of Islam in Morocco, all spoke out in support of Nahari on their Facebook pages late Thursday.

“The arrogance of the secularists has become intolerable,” Kettani said. “A dyouth tells the world he would let his family sin and is then denounced by a sheikh and then it is the latter who is threatened with prison?”

The three men were imprisoned in 2003 and later implicated for inspiring a string of bombings by Islamist militants in Casablanca that killed 45 people. They were pardoned by the king in February.

On Thursday, journalists demonstrated outside the offices of the newspaper in support of el-Ghizioui.

Moroccan Clerics Demand Mokhtar el Ghzioui Be Executed for Advocating for Greater Sexual Freedom

Abdelilah Benkirane (AP Photo)

Khadija Riyadi, the head of the Moroccan Association for Human Rights, called for the canceling of article 490 of the penal code criminalizing sex outside of marriage in an interview June 18, sparking an unexpected debate in the normally conservative state-run media.

She described the controversy as a part of the battle between the monarchy and the newly elected Islamist government that came to power in November elections, pointing out that her organization has often taken such stands and been ignored by the establishment media, which is dominated by the powerful royal court.

Opposition political parties with close ties to the palace often try to make the Islamist government look bad by portraying them as overly conservative on social issues.

“We know that the Islamist government is not universally liked by the higher levels of power, and I realize that many political actors, especially those connected with the palace, have exploited my statements to settle their scores with the elected government,” she told The Associated Press.

“Still, that doesn‘t mean that it isn’t necessary to have more debate on these subjects,” she added.

A new constitution adopted under the pressure of Arab Spring demonstrations gives Morocco’s elected politicians more powers, but ultimate authority still lies with the king and his powerful courtiers.

Morocco, a favored destination for European tourists, is overwhelmingly Muslim and both drinking alcohol and sex outside marriage are prohibited by law. The laws are not strictly enforced, however.

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  • garbagecanlogic
    Posted on July 7, 2012 at 6:18pm

    Good old peaceful islamic religion, if you fart, they want you beheaded.

    Praise Be To Obama. Psalm 109:8

    The U.S. Out Of The U.N.
    The U.N. Out Of The U.S.

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    • PATTY HENRY
      Posted on July 8, 2012 at 4:21pm

      NOTHING BUT A SATANIC CULT. They have NO place in modern society. They are barbaric; ignorant; cruel and totally controlled by EVIL. The fact that twerp in the WH said this is a Muslim Country is one of the best reasons to vote him out of office that has ever existed.

      I can’t wait to see how the DEMS hand 20,000 of these pathetic muslims at their convention. They are the greatest threat the world has ever known. WE KNOW THAT GOD WINS ! IF there are any among you who think this CULT is a RELIGION or that it’s PEACEFUL, re-read the article: ALL of them are called for a Jihad against Israel. ALL of them are totally controlled by their clerics. SPEAK OUT AMERICANS…NOW is the TIME!!

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  • SilentReader
    Posted on July 7, 2012 at 1:07pm

    And I’m absolutely sure that this vile Islamist Imam will take the law into his own bloodied hands and will order the assassination of this journalist with impunity. And the slavish MSM in the West won’t report it.

    Get used to it. The globalist institutions and their globalist manipulators are collaborating with these Islamist terrorists to carry out their globalist agenda of their complete tyranny over us, otherwise they would have dealt with them by now. They are encouraging them to do their dirty work. They are paid off. The Islamists keep them in power.

    Twelve years after 9/11 the UN criminals haven’t come up with a definition of “terrorism.” Why? Because they have been taken over by the OIC.

    And we have an Occupier-in-Chief who has bowed down to Saudi King and has said he’s going to help them pay the zakat when one-eighth of zakat goes to their jihad against us.

    Vote them all out. And then do it time and time again. Until we can get Constitutionalists in the Congress, the White House, and the Supreme Court who understand what our Founders bled and died for.

    We have the power to restore America. Use it. Time is running out.

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  • zoro51
    Posted on July 7, 2012 at 12:59pm

    murdering MUSLUMS they HATE for no reason they KILL because they WANT TO. islam is a MAN MADE CULT OF HATE N DEATH they have proved it over n over n over n over again.. islam is chocked full of opressions.. many they DONT follow n alot more they ADDED to it thier god a false stone idol not real thier prophet mohamudd dead n burried not So prophetic.. its a CULT not a peacefull religion… remember this MUSLUMS ARE MURDERS… FACTOID N TRUTH

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  • GodsownDrunk
    Posted on July 7, 2012 at 11:56am

    What almost everyone is missing is the fact that muslims are all inbred…..which explains why they are stupid and violent. mohamed made it okay to marry your first cousin……mostly because he had the hots for his own 9 yr old cousin. With countries that use the dowry system (read payoff from worthless females family for privilege of marrying valued sons) poor families (damn near all) keep the money or valuables in the family by marrying their child to a brother or sisters child……..imagine what 14 centuries of inbreeding does to a population……..well, I guess we’re all seeing what happens….over a billion people with an average IQ of 60. The one thing violent criminals have in common is low IQ.

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  • GodsownDrunk
    Posted on July 7, 2012 at 11:36am

    And I thought Morocco was a moderate Islamic country………….I think it’s well past time that Islam should be put out of the worlds misery. Bring back the neutron bomb…….the property stays, but the people are gone.

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  • nativetexanne
    Posted on July 7, 2012 at 10:52am

    just a bunch of sheetheads…

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  • wakeupworld
    Posted on July 7, 2012 at 10:48am

    Thet are just acting like moohamad the physho

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  • Disgusted_in_CT
    Posted on July 7, 2012 at 9:17am

    What really is amazing is the fact that the left always attack christians for their views, yet give the so called religion of peace a pass.

    Hey Left, when is the last time you had Christian leaders publically calling for a person to be killed for advocating sex outside of marrige?

    Hey Left, when is the last time you had Christian leaders publically calling for a person to be killed for being gay?

    Hey Left, when is the last time you had Christian leaders publically calling for a person to be killed for drawing a comic strip mocking God?
    and the list goes on.

    Wake up left, you are being fooled by muslins.

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    • Anti_Spock
      Posted on July 7, 2012 at 10:12am

      The administration is now calling the muslim brotherhood a “secular” organization. What the hell is secular about shaia law?

      Tell you what… the left in this country is so screwed up that they won‘t realize muslims are out for their heads until it’s rolling in a basket.

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    • GodsownDrunk
      Posted on July 7, 2012 at 11:39am

      Their not being fooled………..their in cahoots…….allies……..

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  • normbal
    Posted on July 7, 2012 at 7:06am

    “ put to death for supporting greater sexual freedom ”

    Just imagine what the islamists will do with San Francisco when The Obama allows Sharia law to supplant our constitution.

    Ishmallah.

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    • Fubared
      Posted on July 7, 2012 at 7:54am

      That would be entertaining for a while. When is the rainbow coalition doing a gay pride march in Mecca, or even Dearborn? Really would dole out some ducks to see that on pay per view.

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    • GodsownDrunk
      Posted on July 7, 2012 at 12:12pm

      You’re right Normbal, besides protecting Israel, the things islam hates us most for is open sexuality, homosexuality, uncovered female heads, exposed skin, mini skirts, bikinis……..all things a liberal would scream bloody murder about if Christians tried to outlaw….

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  • Xyskalla
    Posted on July 7, 2012 at 2:22am

    How about sex with slaves? Is that kind of sex alright?

    http://www.theblaze.com/stories/egyptian-cleric-clarifies-his-groceries-comment-by-justifying-taking-sex-slaves/

    http://www.theblaze.com/stories/sex-slave-want-ad-female-infidels-preferably-blondes-from-russia-need-apply/

    Or what about Afghani tribal leaders raping raping 13-year-old girls to punish them for every infraction? Is that sex-outside-of-marriage okay?

    These people are nuts.

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  • jcvillar
    Posted on July 7, 2012 at 1:08am

    I got a better idea. How ’bout executing three prominent islamic clerics. No, that’s not a typo. I don’t capitalize the word “islam.”

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  • hippyhater
    Posted on July 6, 2012 at 8:07pm

    Coming Soon To A Community Near You!!!! Beheadings, book burnings, honor killings, female genital mutilation, stoning, 12th century mentality, unparalleled crippling ignorance, the end of all education for women……………all brought to you by your friends at the DNC and CAIR.

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    • PATTY HENRY
      Posted on July 8, 2012 at 4:29pm

      OVER MY DEAD BODY and I’m not alone…there are MILLIONS OF US WHO FEEL THIS WAY. THEY ARE NOT KIDDING – they are here to kill us. WHY are we waiting around? NO more laws allowing those animals in-roads…no appeasements. OBAMA is a MUSLIM, kick him out first.

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  • RAMJR
    Posted on July 6, 2012 at 6:02pm

    Over 20,000 Muslims are pledging to have prayer at the Democrat Convention, and what I find interesting is premarital sex, for a Muslim woman (even raped) is death, homosexual’s are executed, woman don’t even have the right to drive a car, let alone the right to vote…yet, this administration, a direct reflection of past administrations, including the foundation put into place by President Clinton, President Cater…and even today under the Sec. of State Hillary Clinton, who gave a clear path to the infiltration of the White House to the Muslim Brotherhood, and who has given many of our Constitutional rights, including the process to give our Second Amendment to the United Nations.

    God is exposing the fraud, lies, liars, corruption, evil and immorality in America, and inside destroying our Constitutional Republic, now ignorantly called a Democracy by those with no clue, no knowledge of our founders and mostly sitting in our educational system with tenure, and could care less about facts over feelings passed to dumb down our real history and founders. Here’s to hope and change.

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  • frogg
    Posted on July 6, 2012 at 5:49pm

    Yes Sir!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is the Religion of Love!!!!!!!!!!! It just poors out of every grave doesn’t it? Really tired of these people! Remember! We learned all we’ll ever need to know about Islam on 9-11-2001!
    Nough said!!!!!!

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  • Zeke48
    Posted on July 6, 2012 at 5:30pm

    BurntHills You said it all. Most Americans do’t know that the POS Odumbo is a ***.

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  • Zeke48
    Posted on July 6, 2012 at 5:27pm

    Let them kill each other. Their a bunch of animals anyway. It’s ok for the men to have as many wives as they want, and they even have child brides at that, and it heads off if you’re a gal that wants to get luck. When are these sick morons going to wake up and crawl out of the seventh century?

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    • AvengerK
      Posted on July 6, 2012 at 5:34pm

      Those kooky muslims, at it again with their beheadings- (cue laughtrack and sitcom music).

      I agree..let them butcher each other eventually someone over there will wake up. It’s the fact that they like to export their butchery that makes them a problem to rest of the world.

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  • cookcountypatriot
    Posted on July 6, 2012 at 5:25pm

    what do these people do…mate then kill thier wives…and some islamatic congressmen here think were gonna adopt thier hate…dont think so………..we have enough hate right here from our very own progressive white slaves

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  • tothepoint
    Posted on July 6, 2012 at 5:19pm

    These are the same misogynist Islamic clerics who said it is ok for Muslims to “marry females at any age, even babies, and have s e x with them as soon as they can support their weight.”
    They are frightening, evil men.

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  • patspeak
    Posted on July 6, 2012 at 5:13pm

    Dead on arrival if you dare buck the Islamic Sharia Law. What backward people. Yet, civilized countrys don’t take them seriously. I take them at their hateful words.

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  • Shadowangel
    Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:47pm

    Will they ever learn to live and let live? And why are they so focused on the sexual behavior of other people? live your life your own way and mind your own business, extremist power-hungry nutjobs.

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  • momrules
    Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:46pm

    Yep. That’s what we want more of in America. Those sweet, peaceful, wonderful Muslims that you either love or they kill you. ….sigh….

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  • BurntHills
    Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:39pm

    obama is allegedly 43% arab muslim descent, acc to his ‘african’ genealogy, so let’s ship that POS over to Morocco and let them know how gay he is [''the 1st Gay Pres''] and what he’s signed in law to happen over here. obama Sr was buried as a muslim, so these ‘good clerics’ would consider obama a muslim too.. punishable by islamic law.

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  • Whitehouse Mouse
    Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:38pm

    “Our way or DEATH”. Lovely religion you got there.

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  • kickagrandma
    Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:37pm

    Somebody needs to unwind those sheets.

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  • Worriedone
    Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:37pm

    :-0 doh

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