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RABAT, Aug 29 (KUNA) -- The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) condemned French magazine Jeune Afrique for the cover of its latest edition which depicts the Moroccan flag with the phrase "terrorism born in Morocco".
"This an unprofessional act," the ISESCO Director General Abdulaziz Al-Tuwaijri said on Tuesday in strongly-worded statement.
ISESCO added that labelling a whole nation, which has long history of civilization and a flourishing present and adopts a wise internationally-recognized policy approach in the fight against terrorism and extremism, is unacceptable.
The magazine also published the photos of 10 young European men of Moroccan origins belonging to the cell which carried out the recent terror attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils in Spain.
"The perpetrators of these terrorist acts in European countries were born and raised in these countries and have nothing to do with Morocco and its culture," Al-Tuwaijri stressed.
ISESCO urged all member states as well as human rights and press organizations to denounce the magazine's actions as a vilification of a well-respected country and a violation of the ethics of journalism. (end)
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