''Maroc Hebdo'' is a French-language Moroccan weekly political

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History

''Maroc Hebdo'' was established in 1991 by Mohammed Selhami in Casablanca. Mohammed Selhami also edited it. In January 2005, it changed to the magazine format. The editorial stance of ''Maroc Hebdo'' is pro-government. In 2013 the magazine sold 6,265 copies.

Controversies

In 2012, the magazine faced criticism for

racism Racism is the belief that groups of humans possess different behavioral traits corresponding to inherited attributes and can be divided based on the superiority of one Race (human categorization), race or ethnicity over another. It may also me ...

due to its cover titled ''"Le péril noir"'', featuring the face of a

Sub-Saharan Sub-Saharan Africa is the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lie south of the Sahara. These include Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the list of sovereign states and ...

migrant. On 12 June 2015, it published an issue with a

homophobic Homophobia encompasses a range of negative attitudes and feelings toward homosexuality or people who identify or are perceived as being lesbian, Gay men, gay or bisexual. It has been defined as contempt, prejudice, aversion, hatred, or ant ...

cover saying, "Shall we burn homosexuals?".Umberto Bacchi
Morocco: Anger at Maroc Hebdo magazine cover asking 'shall we burn homosexuals?'
''International Business Times'', 12 June 2015 Due to ensuing global outrage at the incitement of hatred, all copies were recalled.
''Yahoo! News'', Agence France Presse, 12 June 2015

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