Dedicated to plastic surgery in Morocco, a report by French TV channel TF1 program Sept à Huit, entitled «Maroc, la folie du bistouri», was filled with stereotypes, caricatures and prejudice. While it was shocking to many Moroccan Internet users, some have chosen to make fun of it.
In addition to French woman Laura Prioul, three women who accuse Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred of raping them, gave their version of the story in a report broadcast on French TV channel TF1. Two of them accepted to let Laura tell their stories, requesting anonymity.
After the publisher of «Yasmine, 19 ans, bachelière» had declared before that she was suing Endemol Shine, a TV producing company that released «Mention particulière» a movie broadcast on TF1, the firm based in France has given its version of the story telling Yabiladi that it had not stolen the story.
The journey of Yasmine, a Moroccan high school student with Down syndrome, has inspired a Television movie released on Monday by TF1. However, the Berraoui family was not part of the deal. The publisher of «Yasmine, 19 ans, bachelière» (Yasmine, a 19-year-old high school graduate), a book written by the father of the Moroccan student, is planning to sue the French TV channel.