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The photograph depicting female genitalia covered by a dome “is considered an offence to Islam” by Iran’s Ambassador to Mexico, Mohammad Hassan Ghadiri Abyaneh, and “he has addressed his protest to (the artist) Fouad Bellamine … asking him to withdraw it,” an organizer of the Puebla Festival told AFP.

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Iran’s ambassador angrily demanded that a Moroccan artist withdraw from an art exhibit in Mexico a photograph he deems offensive to Islam, before it provokes a diplomatic crisis, exhibition organizers and media reports said Thursday.

The photograph depicting female genitalia covered by a dome “is considered an offence to Islam” by Iran’s Ambassador to Mexico, Mohammad Hassan Ghadiri Abyaneh, and “he has addressed his protest to (the artist) Fouad Bellamine … asking him to withdraw it,” an organizer of the Puebla Festival told AFP.

“The two had an argument and the ambassador left in a huff,” said the source. The Proceso weekly said the ambassador has accused Bellamine of insulting Islam and has warned that “if the picture continues to be exhibited it could provoke a diplomatic crisis between the two countries.” The exhibition organizer said the matter was out of his hands, saying: “It’s up to Fouad Bellamine and Mexican authorities to decide what to do.” afp

, Voice of a Nation

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