(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) The Shura Council of Bahrain has strongly condemned the French magazine Charlie Hebdo's publication of offensive cartoons against Prophet Mohammed (PBUH).
It also denounced the magazine's re-publishing the cartoons, stressing that the act reflected its insistence on provoking the feelings of Muslims in a way that contravened the ethics of journalism whose duty is to build societies and spread the values of tolerance and friendship among peoples, regardless of their religions and beliefs.
In a statement issued today and carried by Bahrain News Agency(BNA), Council expressed its categorical rejection of any attempt by any media outlet to abuse or distort any divine religion or its symbols.
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