Abdel Bari Zamzami Ben Seddik (Arabic: عبد الباري الزمزمي بن الصديق, also spelled Abdelbari Zemzami; 1943 – 10 February 2016) was a Moroccan cleric of the moderate way[1] and was among the most controversial religious figures in the Maghreb.

[19] Following his retirement in 2011, Zamzami decided to dedicate himself to issuing Fatwas [20] and obtained a public transportation permit to operate a for-profit vehicle [21] Zamzami advocated against the creation of religious-based political parties, despite belonging to one himself;[22] his reasoning was that Islam-based parties would be an insult to the populations of predominantly Muslim countries, as it would denote that only their adherents follow the Muslim creed.

[26] Zamzami responded that since he has been banned from giving sermons at mosques for approximately ten years, and because of his retirement, he found himself in need of a source of income and had to request such a permit.

[32] The necrophilia fatwa went viral after Al Arabiyah published an article alleging that Egypt was about to adopt a law in its favor, a measure that proved to be a hoax propagated further by western media.

[33] In addition, a new fatwa allowing women to masturbate using sex toys, carrots, pestles,[34] bottles, and other phallic-looking objects [35] warranted the wrath of the Moroccan and international Muslim community against Zamzami.

In addition, Zamzami also announced that it is against the religion to take to the streets after the King delivers a speech; this fatwa made the population, as well as the media question his intentions.