Al-Jamaa al-Islamiya lashed out against "improper" billboard ads in north Lebanon’s Tripoli, the National News Agency said Sunday.
“The multitude of improper billboards fixed in some of the neighborhoods of Tripoli and at its main entrances are trying to change the known image of the city, its heritage, culture and history,” a statement from Al-Jamaa al-Islamiya carried by the NNA said.
The Islamist party called on officials and locals to resist “whoever plots malice against the city.”
Tripoli, north Lebanon’s provincial capital, is a predominantly Sunni city with a Christian and Alawite population.
In 2014, a decision by Tripoli’s mayor to ban advertisements for alcoholic drinks in the city sparked uproar online.
While the decision was praised by some Islamist movements in the city, it was strongly condemned by others who described it as a Daesh "ISIS"-like policy.
