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TEHRAN – Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khameneicriticized the president French Emmanuel Macron for his recent comments on Islam. He called the French leader stupid for supporting the publication of derogatory cartoons. Nabi muhammad but declared illegal for anyone who doubted the Holocaust.

Khamenei became the latest Muslim leader to express anger at Western perceptions of Islam in the war of words that erupted after the assassination of French history professor Samuel Paty outside Paris on October 16. (Read: After Prophet Muhammad, Charlie Hebdo shows obscene cartoons of Erdogan)

The Iranian leader’s verbal attack on Macron comes amid renewed tensions between France and other Arab countries, where the French satire magazine; Charlie hebdo, mocked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a cartoon on the cover of Wednesday’s issue. Erdogan has previously criticized the magazine for republishing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.

The representation of the figure of the prophet Muhammad is considered defamation by devout Muslims. However, Macron defended the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad as freedom of expression. (Read: Erdogan’s obscene Charlie Hebdo cartoon cover, here’s Turkey’s reaction)

In a statement addressed to French youth on Wednesday, Khamenei said; “Ask your president why he supports insulting the Messenger of God in the name of free speech.”

“Does freedom of speech mean insulting, especially holy people?” Khamenei continued in a statement. cheep through your Twitter account, @khamenei_ir, Wednesday (10/28/2020). “Isn’t this stupid act an insult to the reasons of those who chose it?

He also raised questions about the clear double standards of different religions in France. “Why doubt that the Holocaust is a crime? But it is not against the law for insulting Prophet Muhammad,” he continued. (Also read: Let the Prophet Muhammad Cartoon Publishing, RI Politicians: Mind Macron Dwarf)

History professor Samuel Paty, 47, was beheaded on the outskirts of Paris on October 16 by the 18-year-old Chehchen refugee. The brutal murder came after Paty showed her students a cartoon of Charlie Hebdo insulting the Prophet Muhammad in a class discussion about free speech.

Earlier on Wednesday, Malaysia became the latest in a string of Muslim countries to condemn efforts to insult Islam. Leaders in Turkey, Pakistan, Morocco, Iran, Egypt, Kuwait, Jordan and Qatar were among those who criticized Macron and took action, including boycotting French products.

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