During the weekly oral questions session on Tuesday, the components of the legislative institution welcomed the press releases from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad and the Higher Council of Ulema on this matter.
In this context, the Justice and Development Party (PJD) group "strongly denounced the cartoons of Prophet Mohammed and the repeated persistence in republishing them", deeming that "these cartoons constitute an unacceptable and inappropriate outrage towards the feelings of two billion Muslims around the world".
For its part, the Istiqlalien group of unity and egalitarianism condemned "this unreasonable behavior", stressing that freedom of expression ends where that of others begins.
In the same vein, the haraki group regretted "these practices with fortuitous consequences (...) and denounced the attack on Islam based on the values of tolerance and coexistence".
The group of the National Rally of Independents (RNI), for its part, stressed that "freedom" has its rules and principles, while the authenticity and modernity group indicated that these practices "are unacceptable and exacerbate the feeling of hatred and racism".
The Democratic Confederation of Labor (CDT), for its part, expressed "its indignation at these behaviors aimed at Prophet Sidna Mohammed", rejecting "extremism wherever it is".
The socialist group, for its part, indicated that all religions are convinced that freedom of expression stops where that of others begins, while the democratic and social constitutional group considered that "this insult runs against the respect for religions, freedoms, coexistence and peace".
The group of Moroccan employers' body (CGEM) strongly condemned "these provocations", considering that freedom stops when there is an attack on the freedom, dignity and sacredness of others.
The Moroccan Labor Union group (UMT) affirmed that Islam is a sacred religion, calling for respect for the feelings of Muslims.