فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
An administrative incident at the regional hospital in Taounate has ignited widespread debate after a technician in the emergency and medical transport department refused to respond to an inquiry from the hospital director, claiming the correspondence was written in French rather than the constitutionally recognized official languages of Morocco—Arabic and Amazigh.
According to a document circulated by media outlets, employee Mohamed Al-Tuynsi justified his position by stating that the correspondence contained “administrative flaws” due to its failure to respect constitutional provisions on the official languages of the kingdom. He affirmed his right to receive official correspondence in the national language.
Civil and political activists strongly reacted to the incident. Political activist Youssef Ben Al-Aissawi described the technician’s stance on Facebook as “patriotic and courageous,” expressing full solidarity and praising him as a role model in the linguistic decolonization effort. Ben Al-Aissawi called on citizens to support the employee, viewing the defense of using official languages in administrative correspondence as a symbolic battle to reinforce linguistic sovereignty and uphold constitutional mandates.
The incident has reignited discussions about the status of the French language in Moroccan administration and the extent of implementing Arabic and Amazigh as official languages, amid growing calls to fully enhance their use in public institutions to reflect national identity and constitutional legality.
