Morocco condemns publication of Prophet Mohammed cartoons

RABAT - Morocco's foreign ministry said on Sunday the continuing publication of "offensive" cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed is an act of provocation.

French media published the caricatures of the Prophet, which were also projected on some buildings, after the beheading of a French professor by an Islamist radical earlier this month.

While condemning savage acts perpetrated in the name of Islam, "Morocco denounces these provocations offending the sacredness of the Islamic religion," the foreign ministry said in a statement.

France has faced a backlash from a number of Muslim countries over the cartoons, including boycotts of French products.

The call for the boycott of French products and brands is gathering momentum on social media in Morocco to “punish” France for publishing the cartoons.

If successful, the boycott campaign could cost French companies millions of euros in losses.