In response to a recent report by the Moroccan Health Ministry that called for the decriminalization of homosexuality, Moroccan weekly magazine Maroc Hebdo published a cover story with the headline "Should we burn gays?"
We're going to go ahead and say the answer to that question is a definite no.
The sub-head for the cover story reads, "The Minister of Health called for the decriminalization of homosexuality in Morocco. Certainly, it is an individual's right. But what about moral and religious values?"
While ISIS may find the headline's question worthwhile, social media users in Morocco certainly did not.
OlivierTesquet wrote on Twitter: "There are modern values. And then there is Maroc Hebdo."
Some on Twitter suggested that perhaps Moroccans should burn the magazine in response to the article.
"Should we instead burn this rag that is Maroc Hebdo?" Tweeted SainteWalburge .
And is anyone besides us wondering why they put such a friendly and attractive picture of men on the cover to accompany the text? I mean, who could possibly want to burn those guys?
Perhaps the whole thing is a misunderstanding and they were just talking about homosexuals' skin burning in the sun? (Sorry, it's hard for us to take this too seriously).
Notably, the publication, released Thursday, comes just a day before the first hearing of a trial for two Moroccan men who kissed publicly while at the promenade of Hassan Tower in Rabat. Hopefully the judge doesn't ascribe to Maroc Hebdo's stance on the issue.
The right-wing conservative magazine is known for taking controversial stances. In 2012, the weekly published a racist cover story titled "The Black Peril" about sub-Saharan migrants.
