Caricatures: Pakistani Prime Minister accuses Macron of "attacking Islam"
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, here during a visit to Putrajaya, Malaysia, February 4, 2020. REUTERS / Lim Huey Teng
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The President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, is under fire from criticism from part of the Muslim world, after his comments on the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
During a tribute paid to assassinated professor Samuel Paty on Wednesday 21 October, he had thus promised "not to give up": an outrage for certain political leaders such as Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who reacted on Sunday 25 October.
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Sonia Ghezali
Pakistani Prime Minister accuses Emmanuel Macron of attacking Islam.
He reacted on social networks
four days after the
French president's
speech
,
in tribute to Samuel Paty
.
According to Imran Khan, President Macron would have chosen "
to create an additional polarization and marginalization which inevitably lead to radicalization
", he wrote on Twitter Sunday, October 25, before adding: "
It is unfortunate that Emmanuel Macron chose to encourage Islamophobia by attacking Islam rather than terrorists who practice violence.
"
Hallmark of a leader is he unites human beings, as Mandela did, rather than dividing them.
This is a time when Pres Macron could have put healing touch & denied space to extremists rather than creating further polarization & marginalization that inevitably leads to radicalization
Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) October 25, 2020
Other Pakistani politicians have also reacted strongly.
Several ministers of Imran Khan's government, notably, such as the Minister of Planning: “
Freedom of expression is not without limits,
” he wrote.
Freedom of expression is not without limits.
16 european countries criminalize denial of holocaust.
Treason felony act criminalizes calling for abolition of monarchy.
UK criminal code article 490 & 491 criminalizes insult to king / queen & even their ancestors or descendants (1/2)
Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) October 25, 2020
Since Sunday,
calls to boycott French products have multiplied
on social networks.
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