Morocco’s Government-Controlled Sermons Attempt to Silence Youth Uprising Amid Genuine Grievances

In the heart of Morocco’s capital, worshippers sat in silent submission as a government-scripted sermon urged parents to involve their children in public affairs. But beneath the surface of this religious call lies a troubling attempt to co-opt faith institutions into political tools designed to divert attention from a rising tide of youthful unrest. Are Standardized Sermons Replacing Free Civic Dialogue? The unprecedented protests led by Morocco's Gen Z 212 movement have shaken the kingdom with demands for better social and economic conditions—legitimate calls from a generation seeing their future jeopardized by elite mismanagement. Instead of addressing these grievances directly,...