India on Wednesday strongly deplored the personal attacks on French President Emmanuel Macron following his tough stance on radical Islam, calling it a violation of the most basic standards of international discourse. In a strong statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MEA) also condemned the brutal terrorist attack that gruesomely …
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Written by Shubhajit Roy | New Delhi | Updated: October 29, 2020 7:22:42 am Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said Macron was encouraging anti-Muslim sentiments and provoking Muslims; Iran and Saudi Arabia condemned the cartoons. (Abdulmonam Eassa, Pool via AP) In a rare move, India rallied on Wednesday in support …
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On Wednesday, Turkish officials criticized the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo for its cover cartoon mocking Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and accused it of sowing “the seeds of hatred and animosity.” The cartoon could further heighten tensions between Turkey and France, which erupted over French President Emmanuel Macron’s firm …
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Saudi Arabia’s statement comes as anger grows in the Muslim world over cartoon posts depicting the Prophet Muhammad in France. Saudi Arabia has said it “rejects any attempt to link Islam to terrorism and condemns offensive caricatures of the Prophet” amid a growing dispute between France and some Muslim-majority nations …
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United manchesteris Paul pogba it said on Monday it will “take legal action” after reports said it had withdrawn from international service in protest against the French president. Emmanuel macroncomments on radical Islam. According to reports in the Middle East collected by the British tabloid The Sun, World Cup winner …
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Backlash over French President Emmanuel Macron’s criticism of Islam has intensified after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan questioned his counterpart’s mental health, while Muslims in several countries demand a boycott of France. Erdogan, who marked his second strong criticism of Macron in two days, said on Sunday that the French …
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Several Arab trade associations have announced a boycott of French products, protesting recent comments made by President Emmanuel Macron on Islam. Earlier this month, Macron pledged to fight “Islamist separatism,” which he said threatened to take over some Muslim communities in France. He also described Islam as a religion “in …
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The grim data highlighted the struggle by authorities around the world to control the coronavirus pandemic on Saturday, as the US reported 80,000 infections in a single day, France extended a curfew to two-thirds of citizens and the death toll in Germany exceeded 10,000. The World Health Organization had previously …
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Paris France – The gruesome murder of a teacher by an 18-year-old suspect of Chechen origin is testing the country’s fragile relationship with its Muslim minority, with growing fears of collective punishment. The teenager attacked Samuel Paty, a 47-year-old father, in broad light on Friday, beheading him near his school …
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French authorities said Tuesday they would close a mosque in Paris in a crackdown on radical Islam that has led to more than a dozen arrests following the beheading of a teacher who had shown his students cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. The mosque in a densely populated suburb northeast …
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