Meat and Society in Colonial Fez

Holden, S. (2002)

Article / Letter to editor

In 1937, Haj Alla al-Qadmiri intoned 'Bismallah' (In the name of God) up to one hundred times in the course of a night's work.Qadmiri was an imam of the municipal slaughterhouse of Fez. Placing each animal on its side, he slit its throat from ear to ear while uttering this blessing. After the ritual sacrifice, butchers, also Moroccan Muslims, prepared the animal for sale by removing its skin and dressing its meat. Qadmiri's job seemed an age-old tradition, but it was an innovation dating to 1912, when the French established the Protectorate of Morocco.

• Morocco

• All authors: Holden, S.
• Date: 2002
• Journal: ISIM Newsletter
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 28 - 28
• Publisher: ISIM, Leiden