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France urged Middle Eastern countries on Sunday to prevent retail companies from boycotting their products, saying they come from a “radical minority.”
In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said that in recent days there have been calls in many Middle Eastern countries to boycott French products, especially food products, as well as calls to demonstrate against France for the publication of insulting cartoons of the prophet. Muhammad.
“These calls for a boycott are unfounded and must cease immediately, like all attacks against our country, which are being driven by an extremist minority,” the statement said.
He added: “The calls for a boycott are absurd and must stop immediately, as well as all attacks on our country that are behind a radical minority,” following the statements of President Emmanuel Macron on Islam that provoked criticism, demonstrations and calls to boycott French products in the Islamic world.
During the last days, France witnessed the publication of insulting images and drawings of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, on the facades of some buildings.
In addition to offensive cartoons, France has recently witnessed a controversy over the statements of a large part of politicians against Islam and Muslims, following the murder of a teacher on October 16, by a French citizen angered by the exhibition of “offensive” cartoons of the prophet Muhammad Ali. His students, under the pretext of freedom of expression.
Macron tweeted in Arabic on Sunday, saying: “Nothing will set us back, ever. We stick to freedom, we guarantee equality and we live brotherhood with momentum. Our story is the story of fighting all forms of tyranny and intolerance. And we will continue. “
“We respect all differences in the spirit of peace. We do not accept hate speech and defend rational debate. We will continue. We will always uphold human dignity and universal values,” he added.
Nothing makes us stop, ever. We stick to freedom, we guarantee equality and we live brotherhood with energy. Our history is the history of the fight against all forms …
Posted by Emmanuel Macron on Sunday, October 25, 2020
The sentences continue
On Sunday, Arab condemnations of the French president’s statements “insulting” to Islam and the Prophet Muhammad continued, coinciding with growing calls to boycott French products and tourism.
On Wednesday, Macron said in press releases that France will not abandon the “cartoons” (insulting to Islam and the Prophet Muhammad), which unleashed a wave of anger throughout the Islamic world.
Angry reactions continued on social media platforms over the situation. #France Anti-Islam ..
وهاشتاج #Province of French products
..@Musical world pic.twitter.com/TjkEevHsnS– Al Jazeera Mubasher (@ajmubasher) October 25, 2020
Jordan
In Jordan’s second official post, after the Foreign Ministry, Awqaf Minister Muhammad al-Khalayleh considered that insulting Prophet Muhammad and all the prophets “is not personal freedom but a crime that encourages violence.”
“This unacceptable offense generates violence and hate speech, and is a flagrant assault and crime against all religions, beliefs and humanity,” Al-Khalayleh added.
Palestine
In the Gaza Strip, the head of the political bureau of the “Hamas” movement, Ismail Haniyeh, called on Macron to “stop the policy of insulting and inciting Islam.”
He also demanded, in a statement, “to stop attacking the prophet Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, and do not harm the feelings of Muslims around the world.”
Meanwhile, the Palestinian movement “Islamic Jihad” said, in a statement, that Macron’s disregard for the feelings of Muslims “increased racism and extremism.”
He added: “The vulgar and racist statements issued by the President of France against Islam and Muslims force the Islamic nation, and its scholars in particular, to fight for glory to support their prophet and defend their religion, and put an end malicious hatred and racism and those who follow their example.
Lebanon
In Lebanon, the Supreme Islamic Shiite Council (official) condemned the French insult to Islam and its prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him.
A statement issued by the head of the council, Sheikh Abd al-Amir Qablan, stated that “the official French intransigence in publishing insulting cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, in an irresponsible position that lacks wisdom, fuels racism and contradicts all teachings religious “.
The statement added, that this abuse is “a qualified aggression that is not acceptable to reason or religion, in addition to its opposition to freedom of opinion and expression, which stands out by respecting the freedom of belief of others and reverence of their symbols. “
Algeria
In Algeria, the former presidential candidate, the head of the National Building Movement (Islamic), Abdelkader Bin Quraina, called on politicians in France to “stop the recklessness of Macron and his government to launch campaigns against Islam and Muslims to cover internal failure. “
In a statement, Bin Quraina warned against “any prejudice to the sanctities of the Islamic ummah and the resulting repercussions on the interests of France in the economic and cultural arenas of the Islamic ummah.”
To who
In Yemen, the “Houthi” group called for cutting off diplomatic relations with France and expelling its ambassadors from Islamic countries.
The head of the so-called “Supreme Revolutionary Committee” of the Houthis, Muhammad Ali Al-Houthi, summoned an Islamic meeting in a tweet, to convey the position of rejection of offensive acts committed (by France) with official directives.
Morocco, West, sunset
The hashtag “boycott of French products” has been at the top of the list of the most used in the social network “Twitter” in Morocco, since Friday, and thousands of people have interacted with it, among intellectuals, intellectuals and academics .
Thousands of activists also changed their personal photos on Twitter, Facebook and others, adding the name “Muhammad, the Messenger of God”, in an expression of refusal to offend the Prophet Muhammad and the Islamic religion.
The “unification and reform” movement emphasized that attempts to repeatedly insult the Islamic religion in France are “unacceptable.”
The movement said, in a statement, that it denounces and rejects this crime and all expressions that offend religions and despise their symbols.
In the context, a statement from the “Independence” party (the second largest of the opposition party) read: “The party is following with great concern the recent events in France, the dangerous course that the reactions against Islam and Muslims have taken. and the escalation of Islamophobia “.
Tunisia
Hundreds of Tunisians demonstrated on Sunday in the southeast of the country, denouncing statements by French President Emmanuel Macron supporting the reissue of cartoons insulting the prophet of Islam, Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace.
A march was held in Tataouine governorate, known for its factional demonstrations.
The march raised slogans, including “but the Messenger of God” and “sacrifice yourself, O Messenger of God,” amid chants from protesters attacking Macron.
Holy azhar
In Egypt, Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb said in a statement: “We are now witnessing a systematic campaign to include Islam in political battles and the creation of chaos that began with a malicious attack on the Prophet of Mercy, may God bless him and grant him peace. “
He added: “We do not accept that our symbols and sanctities are victims of cheap speculation in the market of politics and electoral conflicts.”
And he continued: “I say to those who justify insulting the Prophet of Islam: the real crisis is due to his intellectual duplicity and his narrow agendas,” asking “not to fuel the conflict in the name of freedom of expression.”
Libya
From Libya, a member of the Presidential Council, Mohamed Zayed, condemned, in a Facebook post, Macron’s statements.
He stated that “the status of Prophet Muhammad will not be affected by malicious statements or petty fees.”
Pakistan
In turn, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan accused the French president of “attacking Islam.”
He said on Twitter that Macron could have “healed the wounds and prevented extremists from seizing the opportunity rather than creating further polarization and marginalization that inevitably leads to extremism.”
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