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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – French President Emmanuel Macron floods of criticism. Even the Middle East is also boycotting French products.
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan believes that Macron has “attacked Islam.” This came after the European leader criticized Islamic groups and defended the publishers of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad.
This is due to Macron’s statement last week, after a teacher in France was beheaded for showing a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad in a class he leads, while speaking about freedom. Macron said the teacher was “assassinated because the Islamists wanted our future.”
In his jokes on Twitter, he considered Macron very reckless. His move caused a division.
“This is a time when President Macron can bring healing and deny space to extremists rather than create further polarization and marginalization leading to radicalization,” Khan wrote.
“It is regrettable that he has chosen to promote Islamophobia by attacking Islam rather than violent terrorists, be they Muslims, white supremacists or Nazi ideologues.”
Macron has stirred controversy since the beginning of this month. He said that “Islam is a religion that is experiencing a world crisis.”
“By attacking Islam, obviously without understanding it, President Macron has attacked and hurt the feelings of millions of Muslims in Europe and around the world,” Khan said.
In Islam, cartoons or images depicting the prophet are prohibited. That is considered an insult and faces the death penalty in Pakistan.
Erdogan
Similar criticism came from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He considered that Europe, including France, must get rid of Islamophobia.
Erdogan questions Macron’s problems with Islam. In fact, he felt that Macron needed mental attention.
“He needs mental attention. What else can we say to a president who doesn’t understand freedom of belief,” he said.
French boycott
Meanwhile, several Middle Eastern citizens boycotted Macron. Between Kuwait and Qatar.
Not only the president, boycotts were also carried out for all French products.
AFP said that several workers at the Al Meera supermarket chain took out the jam. French pulled Dalfour off the shelf.
In a statement, Al Meera and another wholesale operator, Souq Al Baladi, said they would withdraw French products from stores until further notice.
Al Meera itself competes with French supermarkets in Qatar, Monoprix and Carrefour.
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