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French President Emmanuel Macron said he “understands the feelings of Muslims” about the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, which were published by the “Charlie Hebdo” newspaper, according to the Al-Jazeera channel website on Saturday.
In his first interview with French President Emmanuel Macron after the protests against his country, he said in an interview with Al-Jazeera that he understood that Muslims might be “shocked” by the publication of the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, but the cartoons are not. they justified violence.
According to the site, Macron confirmed in an interview with the Qatari channel to air later on Saturday that these cartoons “are not a government project, but emanate from free and independent newspapers that are not affiliated with the government.
Macron: My statements about cartoons “have been corrupted“
Macron expressed his belief that “the reactions were due to lies and distortions of my words, and because people understood that I support these cartoons.” And he said: “What is practiced in the name of Islam is a scourge for Muslims in the world.”
On October 22, during the national memorial made by the teacher to Samuel Patti, Macron said: “We will defend freedom (…) We will promote secularism and we will not abandon cartoons and drawings, even if some back down.” This statement sparked a wave of criticism in many Muslim-majority countries and calls were made to boycott French products and demonstrate.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian called on French citizens living abroad to be cautious, noting that there is a threat to French interests “everywhere.”
Source: Agencies
