In his interview with the episode (31/10/2020) of the "Beyond the News" program, Al-Qadri stressed that there is no problem with freedom of expression, but the disputed issue is the limits of this freedom, citing that the Charlie Hebdo newspaper in its old issue wrote a satirical article about Charles de Gaulle After his death, the French authorities closed the newspaper on the same day, which denies the claim that freedom of expression has no limits in France.
He also cited the dismissal of Charlie Hebdo, the painter who painted the son of former President Nicolas Sarkozy, considering his marriage to the daughter of a businessman an opportunistic act, as well as the dismissal of a painter who mocked Macron's wife.
Al-Qadri recalled the decision of the European Union's Human Rights Council that insulting our master Muhammad, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, does not come under freedom of expression, but rather is an insult to religions and beliefs.
French President Emmanuel Macron had said - in an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera - that the news that he supports the cartoons offensive to the Messenger (Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace) is misleading and taken out of context, stressing that he has no problem with Islam, but rather his fight against terrorism and extremism. Violent, describing the campaign to boycott French products as inappropriate.
Macron confirmed that his statements had been corrupted, and that he understood Muslims' feelings about the cartoons of the Prophet.
Macron added that the press in France is free, and that the newspaper that published the photos is not a government agency.
Calm message
For his part, the President of the Union of Islamic Organizations in France, Omar Asfar, considered that French President Emmanuel Macron had succeeded in his dialogue with Al-Jazeera in sending a message of friendship and calm with the Islamic world, indicating that his dialogue came at a suitable time to lift the confusion.
Asfar thanked the French president for using the first news channel in the Arab and Islamic worlds to direct his speech to the nation.
Al-Asfar confirmed that Macron's words today were revealed to Muslims in France in coldness and peace, calling for them to be applied in practice after they heard him over the weeks of accusations.
The President of the Federation of Islamic Organizations in France demanded that Muslims be granted the same amount of freedom granted to anyone who draws cartoons offensive to Islam, when they express their rejection of these drawings.
For his part, Professor of International Relations in Morocco, Cherkaoui Al-Roudani, said that Macron went out to speak on Al-Jazeera, which is the most watched channel in the Arab world, as a clear indication of his desire to send messages and explain ambiguous matters in his previous speeches and an attempt to calm the Arab and Islamic street.