New Delhi: French President Emmanuel Macron, who has started a war against radical Islam, is being controlled and criticized globally in many countries around the world for waging a decisive battle against Islamic terrorism following the murder of a school teacher, Samuel Paty. .
The French president clearly stated that there is no longer a place for radical Islam in France. This has irritated those countries that consider them the leader of the Islamic bloc and have started to oppose France. Today, Hashtags like Boycott French Products and Boycott France are trending on social media.
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also criticized the French president and even questioned the mental state of his French counterpart. This caused tensions between the European Union and Turkey.
Several EU officials harshly criticized Erdogan’s comments and the European Commission said today that the Turkish leader should change its approach if it does not want to derail the bloc’s attempts to resume dialogue with his country. The president of the European Council, Charles Michel, blamed Turkey for resorting to “provocations, unilateral actions in the Mediterranean and now insults”.
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In an unusual move, France also announced that it would convene its ambassador for consultations, after noting that Turkey had called for a boycott of French products. The move, if taken, could add a layer of economic ramifications to the deepening diplomatic struggle.
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan also speaks the same Turkish language, accusing the French president of spreading Islamophobia. He further said that Emmanuel Macron does not understand Islam. He also summoned French Ambassador Marc Barety on Monday to make a “strong protest” against the publication of cartoons about the Prophet and the comments of French President Emmanuel Macron.
Pakistan reiterated that freedom of expression should not be misused as a means of attacking or hurting public sentiments or religious beliefs and promoting interreligious hatred, hostility and confrontation. Amid political criticism, neither Erdogan nor Imran Khan have publicly condemned the murder of the French teacher. The general secretariat of the 57-nation Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was among several agencies and groups that have denounced the murder.
Although most of the countries in Europe are secular and the leaders are always proud to be secular. European leaders have feared Islamophobia as they feared that if this word were added to their name, their political brand would be damaged.
Most European nations had opened their doors to Muslim refugees and now these refugees are talking about Sharia. France is suffering the most damage due to this radical Islam.
On the contrary, Macron has promised that he will not give up, and the abuses that are thrown at him will not daunt his spirit. Tweeting Sunday night, in English and Arabic, Macron said: “We will never give up.” The French president, however, stated: “We respect all differences in a spirit of peace.” Another presidential tweet said in bold “We are ONE.”
The opposition from France that started in Turkey and Pakistan has now spread to other parts of the Islamic nations. Muslims in the Middle East and beyond on Monday expanded their calls for a boycott of French goods and protests, as the clash over representations of the Prophet and the limits of freedom of expression intensified.
Kuwaiti stores reportedly removed French yogurts and sparkling water bottles from their shelves, the University of Qatar canceled a French culture week, and calls to stay away from the Carrefour supermarket chain were trending on social media. in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
To understand the reason behind the rise of radical Islam in France, it is also important to understand the population growth there. Before 1900, the population of Muslims in France was less than 1000. By 1950, the Muslim population increased to more than 1 lakh and was less than one percent of the total population at that time.
In the next 10 years, this number exceeded 9 lakhs, and in 1970, the Muslim population increased to 2 million, and in 1980, this population reached 2.5 million. This number was 5 percent of the total population. Now, the population of Muslims in France has almost doubled in the next 20 years. In the next year 2000, the proportion of Muslims in the total population of France reached 8 percent. In the year 2020, the Mumlims comprise 10 percent of the total population of France.
Out of the total French population of 6,63,53,270, the number of Muslims is more than 66,35,000. Of this, Christians have the highest number, with 38 million people believing in Christianity, comprising 57 percent of the total population.
This number is followed by the largest number of people, 2,08,34,000, who do not believe in any religion, and this number amounts to 31 percent of the total population.
In particular, Jews comprise 0.5% of the French population, Buddhists 0.46%, while the number of Hindus here is just 1.21,000.
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