Moroccan ban for French magazine

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7705816.stm

An edition of French magazine L'Express International has been banned in Morocco for allegedly insulting Islam.

The Moroccan information minister said the issue breached the country's press code, but did not specify the precise content regarded as offensive.

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Created by fionamc on 03 November 2008

fionamc's thoughts:

The magazine are saying they were sensitive to Islamic markets and took steps in those areas to make sure the magazine wasn't seen as offensive.

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