{"id":19543,"date":"2020-10-27T05:19:14","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T05:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/?p=19543"},"modified":"2020-10-26T08:21:14","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T08:21:14","slug":"insisting-on-insult-macron-opens-floodgates-for-muslim-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/insisting-on-insult-macron-opens-floodgates-for-muslim-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Insisting on insult, Macron opens floodgates for Muslim backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"

Numerous Muslim states and peoples have denounced French President Emanuel Macron\u2019s persisting support for blasphemy in his country against Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe will not give in, ever,\u201d Macron tweeted on Sunday. The tweet served to back up his earlier support for a French teacher\u2019s displaying of cartoons insulting of the Prophet of Islam in his class under the pretext of \u201cfreedom of speech.\u201d<\/p>\n

We will not give in, ever.
\nWe respect all differences in a spirit of peace. We do not accept hate speech and defend reasonable debate. We will always be on the side of human dignity and universal values.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) October 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cFrance will never renounce caricatures,\u201d Macron had declared on Wednesday, defending the teacher for \u201cpromoting freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n

The teacher Samuel Paty was murdered by an 18-year-old Chechen assailant. Commenting on the attack, Macron described Islam\u00a0as a religion \u201cin crisis\u201d worldwide, trying to suggest that the assailant had been motivated to kill\u00a0the teacher by the faith rather than radicalism.<\/p>\n

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\"Palestinian<\/a><\/p>\n
Palestinian groups condemn Macron\u2019s defense of anti-Islam cartoons<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Gaza-based Palestinian resistance groups blast French President Emmanuel Macron for defending offensive cartoons of Islam\u2019s Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).<\/a><\/div>\n

The comments have raised controversy and provoked a wave of criticism from the Muslim world.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) described Macron\u2019s position as \u201cirresponsible,\u201d and said it was\u00a0aimed at spreading a culture of hatred among peoples.<\/p>\n

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had called on Macron to have his mental status examined for defending blasphemy, repeated the call on Sunday. Macron “is a case and therefore he really needs to have [mental] checks,” Erdogan said.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Kuwait\u2019s Foreign Ministry warned that attempts at linking Islam to terrorism \u201crepresents a falsification of reality, insults the teachings of Islam, and offends the feelings of Muslims around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan also hit out at Macron for “attacking Islam clearly without having any understanding of it.”<\/p>\n

He urged the French president to rather address the marginalization and polarization that is being committed against minorities in France that \u201cinevitably leads to radicalization.”<\/p>\n

Jordan’s Islamic Affairs Minister Mohammed al-Khalayleh said “insulting” prophets is “not an issue of personal freedom but a crime\u2026,” and Morocco\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said continuing publication of such \u201coffensive\u201d is an act of provocation.<\/p>\n

Hamas and Hezbollah, respectively Palestinian and Lebanese resistance movements, have also condemned Macron\u2019s position.<\/p>\n

Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said on Saturday that publishing the cartoons was \u201cprovocative to the feelings of the Islamic nation and an aggression on its religion and beliefs,\u201d while Hezbollah said blasphemy did not categorize as \u201cfreedom of speech.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"Insulting<\/a><\/p>\n
Insulting Prophet Muhammad is not free speech: Hezbollah<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018What was published in France hurt the feelings of more than two billion Muslims.\u2019<\/a><\/div>\n

Protests were, meanwhile, reported in the Gaza Strip, Syria, and Libya as well as elsewhere throughout the Muslim world.<\/p>\n

Boycott spree<\/strong><\/p>\n

Many Muslim companies and associations, meanwhile, have stopped handling or serving French items in protest.<\/p>\n

These have included the Al-Naeem Cooperative Society and the Dahiyat al-Thuhr association in Kuwait as well as the Wajbah Dairy firm and Al Meera Consumer Goods Company in Qatar. The Qatar University has also postponed a French cultural week.<\/p>\n

Hashtags such as the #BoycottFrenchProducts in English and the Arabic #ExceptGodsMessenger trended across many countries, including Kuwait, Qatar, Palestine, Egypt, Algeria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey.<\/p>\n

The French Foreign Ministry, however, reacted angrily to the bans.<\/p>\n

“The calls for a boycott are groundless and must be stopped immediately, like all attacks against our country committed by a radical minority,” it alleged, trying to associate the protests with \u201cradicalism.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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