Morocco bans issue of weekly French magazine for articles it says insult Islam

by Hassan Alaoui
Chicago Tribune
November 2, 2008

http://www.islamist-watch.org/1027/morocco-bans-issue-of-weekly-french-magazine-for

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The Moroccan government has banned an issue of the French magazine L'Express International, claiming it insults Islam in articles exploring the relationship between that religion and Christianity.

Information Minister Khalid Naciri said Sunday that he had no choice but to ban the current issue because of the offensive nature of the articles it contained. The minister said the kingdom's press code allows the government to shut down or ban any publication deemed to offend Islam or the king.

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