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French President Emmanuel Macron has apparently softened his tone in the face of strong reactions in the Muslim world by announcing the continuation of the cartoons of the Prophet (PBUH) in France. He says he understands how Muslims can feel when cartoons are published insulting the Prophet (peace be upon him). He spoke in an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera. The interview was broadcast on Saturday on the Arabic version of Al Jazeera.
The French president said: “Showing cartoons was not a project or initiative of the government in France. It was the work of an independent and independent private newspaper. Newspapers are not loyal to the government. I can understand how Muslims feel when they draw cartoons and insult the Prophet (peace be upon him) I respect his feelings, but you must understand what my role is at this time.
Emanuel Macron said that there are two things to do now. Promoting peace and protecting these rights. I will always defend freedom of expression, writing, thinking and drawing in my country. However, Macron also claimed that he did not support the caricature of the Prophet (peace be upon him).
The French president said his government had insisted it would not support the cartoon. However, his words were distorted and people thought that he was also supporting these activities.
Emanuel Macron said he was trying to fight “extremist Islam”, which is a threat to all people, especially Muslims.
He said that Muslims are the most affected by the behavior of those who distort Islam.
“There are some people in the world today who distort Islam,” he said. Killed and sacrificed in the name of his religion. Some extremist individuals and organizations are creating violence in the name of Islam. Of course, this is a problem for Islam. Because Muslims are the main victims. More than 80 percent of the victims of terrorism are Muslims. This is everyone’s problem.
France has been embroiled in controversy since the murder of a history teacher by a Muslim extremist over a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad. After that incident, the country’s security forces carried out horrific raids on at least 50 mosques and Muslim-inhabited areas. The country’s president, Emmanuel Macron, has pledged to continue publishing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. His announcement provoked a strong reaction in the Muslim world. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Macron needed psychiatric treatment for such an attitude towards Islam. Muslim countries are calling for a boycott of French products. Paris called on Arab countries to end the boycott, considering the far-reaching effects of the boycott during the current Corona epidemic. In an interview with Al Jazeera amid widespread outrage in the Muslim world over the issue, the French president appeared to be somewhat flexible.
Meanwhile, former French President Francois Hollande has called on Islam not to associate with terrorists. He made the remarks in an interview with French broadcaster LCI Television on Friday.
Olad condemned the recent knife attack on a church in the city of Nice. “These Islamist terrorists want to wage a war between the two religions,” he said. Do not confuse these terrorists with Muslims. Such an error will lead us to a conflict; We don’t want to get involved in that. ‘ Sources: Al Jazeera, Daily Sabah.
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