Bhopal Congress MLA Leads Thousands in Protest Against French President Macron's Islam Crackdown
4 years, 4 months ago

Bhopal Congress MLA Leads Thousands in Protest Against French President Macron's Islam Crackdown

News 18  

Thousands of people marched through the streets of Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal on Thursday to protest against France’s tougher stance on radical Islam and President Emmanuel Macron’s defence of cartoons of Prophet Mohammed in order to champion secularism. Muslim protesters led by Bhopal’s Congress MLA Arif Masood gathered at the historic Iqbal Maidan, holding placards that said ‘Prophet Muhammad is our Honour’, ‘France is heading towards self-destruction’ and stomped on pictures of the ‘devil’ Macron that were scattered on the ground. In 2001, an armed mob led by Masood, then a youth Congress leader, had vandalised Lilly Talkies in the old city for screening blockbuster film ‘Gadar: Ek Prem Katha’. Besides Bhopal, the only mass protest against Macron in India was organised in Bhiwandi in Thane, Maharashtra, on October 26 by Raza Academy, which issued a ‘fatwa’ against the French President urging Muslim-majority nations to immediately expel French ambassadors to teach Macron a lesson.

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French parliament to vote on anti-extremism bill
4 years, 1 month ago

French parliament to vote on anti-extremism bill

Hindustan Times  

The French parliament on Tuesday votes on a bill to battle Islamist extremism, which the state argues is needed to bolster the secular system but critics say breaches religious freedom. The law is dubbed the anti-separatism bill as ministers fear Islamists are creating communities that reject France's secular identity and laws, as well as its values such as equality between …

Macron, and France’s complex relationship with Islam
4 years, 4 months ago

Macron, and France’s complex relationship with Islam

Al Jazeera  

Muslim communities have called for a boycott of French goods after the reprinting of caricatures of Prophet Muhammad. After the reprinting of caricatures of Prophet Muhammad and a series of isolated and brutal attacks, French President Emmanuel Macron has become embroiled in controversy. He proposed a new bill to defend France’s secular values against what he called “Islamist radicalism” and …

Congress MLA, 6 Others Booked for Promoting Enmity after Protest against Emmanuel Macron in Bhopal
4 years, 4 months ago

Congress MLA, 6 Others Booked for Promoting Enmity after Protest against Emmanuel Macron in Bhopal

News 18  

Bhopal: Police on Wednesday filed a separate FIR against Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Arif Masood and six others, charging them with promoting enmity between groups after a protest here against French President Emmanuel Macron over a cartoon row, an official said. The fresh FIR against the Bhopal Central MLA and half- a-dozen others was filed on a complaint lodged by …

Indonesian Muslims protest France's defense of cartoon
4 years, 4 months ago

Indonesian Muslims protest France's defense of cartoon

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Indonesian Muslims marched to the …

Anti-France protests continue, as Macron seeks understanding
4 years, 4 months ago

Anti-France protests continue, as Macron seeks understanding

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The demonstrations, which followed anti-France protests across the Muslim world last week, came after …

Emmanuel Macron to Muslims: I hear your anger, but won’t accept violence
4 years, 4 months ago

Emmanuel Macron to Muslims: I hear your anger, but won’t accept violence

Live Mint  

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday he respected Muslims who were shocked by cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad but that was no excuse for violence, as his officials ramped up security after a knife attack in a French church that killed three people this week. An assailant shouting "Allahu Akbar" beheaded a woman and killed two other people in …

Radical Muslims protest against France the French consulate in Kolkata
4 years, 4 months ago

Radical Muslims protest against France the French consulate in Kolkata

Op India  

Fury against French President Emmanuel Macron over his stand to fight radical Islam continues to rage amidst the rabid fundamentalists not only in the Islamic nations but also in India. Today, radical Muslims gathered in huge numbers outside the French consulate in West Bengal’s Kolkata to protest against France and it’s president’s alleged ‘Islamophobia’. Muslisms protesting outside French consulate in …

Emmanuel Macron Says Can 'Understand' Shock of Cartoons
4 years, 4 months ago

Emmanuel Macron Says Can 'Understand' Shock of Cartoons

News 18  

President Emmanuel Macron said that he could understand if Muslims were shocked by cartoons of the prophet Mohammed, as French authorities on Saturday sought to ascertain if a young Tunisian suspected of killing three people in a knife rampage inside a Nice church had outside help. ‘Too early to say’ France is still reeling from the latest attack in Nice …

‘Can’t Yell Fire in a Movie Theatre’: Trudeau Condemns France Attacks, But Says Free Speech Has Limits
4 years, 4 months ago

‘Can’t Yell Fire in a Movie Theatre’: Trudeau Condemns France Attacks, But Says Free Speech Has Limits

News 18  

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended free speech on Friday, but added that it was “not without limits” and should not “arbitrarily and needlessly hurt” certain communities. “We will always defend freedom of expression,” Trudeau said in response to a question about the right to show a caricature of the Prophet Mohammed, as France’s Charlie Hebdo magazine did. “We owe …

Macron says he understands Muslims’ shock over Prophet cartoons
4 years, 4 months ago

Macron says he understands Muslims’ shock over Prophet cartoons

Al Jazeera  

In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, French President Emmanuel Macron says he understands the ‘sentiments’ being expressed by the Muslim world over cartoons of Prophet Muhammad. French President Emmanuel Macron says he understands the feelings of Muslims who are shocked by the displaying of cartoons of Prophet Muhammad but added that the “radical Islam” he is trying to fight …

Muslim clerics, Congress MLA Arif Masood among 2,000 booked over anti-Macron protest in Bhopal
4 years, 4 months ago

Muslim clerics, Congress MLA Arif Masood among 2,000 booked over anti-Macron protest in Bhopal

Firstpost  

An FIR has been registered against them for staging the protest in violation of COVID-19 restrictions, the Madhya Pradesh police said Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Arif Masood and some clerics are among 2,000 people who have been booked after a protest against French President Emmanuel Macron over a cartoon row in the European country, police said on Friday. An …

France terror attack: International leaders condemn Mahathir Mohamad's 'abhorrent' comments on stabbing
4 years, 4 months ago

France terror attack: International leaders condemn Mahathir Mohamad's 'abhorrent' comments on stabbing

The Independent  

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Congress MLA Arif Masood talks of crushing French President’s face
4 years, 4 months ago

Congress MLA Arif Masood talks of crushing French President’s face

Op India  

The cartoon depiction of prophet Mohammad by a French satirical magazine called Charlie Hebdo and the French President Emmanuel Macron’s defence of freedom of speech and condemnation of radical Islam have invited the wrath of Muslims all over the world. In a protest led by Congress MLA Arif Masood in Bhopal against the French President, Masood said that if it …

AMU organises protest against President of France for 'Islamophobia'
4 years, 4 months ago

AMU organises protest against President of France for 'Islamophobia'

Op India  

Protesting against everything under the sun has become a second nature of the Aligarh Muslim University students. After unwarrantedly protesting against the CAA and wanting to dig ‘Hindutva ki kabar’, the students in AMU have now railed against French President Emmanuel Macron for his remarks against Islamic terrorism and his government’s severe measures to Jihadi violence in its bud, by …

Darul Uloom Deoband Slams Macron for 'Insulting' Prophet, Calls on Islamic Nations' Bloc to Act Against France
4 years, 4 months ago

Darul Uloom Deoband Slams Macron for 'Insulting' Prophet, Calls on Islamic Nations' Bloc to Act Against France

News 18  

Darul Uloom Deoband, a renowned Islamic seminary in North India, has expressed outrage against French President Emmanuel Macron for ‘insulting’ Prophet Mohammed. Maulana Mufti Abul Qasim Nomani, head of the seminary said that it is a sign of French enmity towards Islam and demanded that Organisation of Islamic Cooperation take strict action against France in the issue. Muslims worldwide have …

Congress MLA organises protest of thousands of Muslims against French President and his ‘Islamophobia’ after his citizens were beheaded for ‘blasphemy’
4 years, 4 months ago

Congress MLA organises protest of thousands of Muslims against French President and his ‘Islamophobia’ after his citizens were beheaded for ‘blasphemy’

Op India  

The ongoing campaign launched by Muslim countries against France and country’s President Emmanuel Macron has now gained traction in India as Muslims have now begun similar protests in the country against the alleged ‘Islamophobia’ of the French President. Congress MLA leads a protest in Bhopal Amidst the chants of Islamic slogans such as ‘Naara-e-Takbeer’, Muslims in Bhopal protested against French …

Mumbai: French President’s posters pasted on road to be trampled upon after ‘blasphemy’ beheadings, Islamist Raza Academy lauds the act
4 years, 4 months ago

Mumbai: French President’s posters pasted on road to be trampled upon after ‘blasphemy’ beheadings, Islamist Raza Academy lauds the act

Op India  

Amidst the ongoing protests by Muslims against France over country’s stand to fight radical Islam, many Muslims India has now joined their religious counterparts across the world to protest against the alleged ‘Islamophobia’ of the French President. On Thursday, taking inspiration from the fellow Muslims across the world, members of the Muslim community hit the streets to protest over French …

Thousands Led by Bhopal Cong MLA Protest Macron's Defence of Cartoons, 200 Booked for Flouting Covid Norms
4 years, 4 months ago

Thousands Led by Bhopal Cong MLA Protest Macron's Defence of Cartoons, 200 Booked for Flouting Covid Norms

News 18  

Police in Bhopal booked around 200 people, including Congress MLA Arif Masood, as thousands of Muslims protested against French President Emmanuel Macron’s alleged remarks against ‘Islamist separatism’ at the historic Iqbal Maidan on Thursday. The protesters held placards and raised slogans against Macron, led by Masood at the monument in Bhopal’s Old City. After the beheading of professor Samuel Paty …

India comes out in support of Macron after 'unacceptable personal attacks' over Muhammad cartoons
4 years, 4 months ago

India comes out in support of Macron after 'unacceptable personal attacks' over Muhammad cartoons

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. India’s foreign affairs ministry said that it “strongly deplores …

Thousands Rally In Bangladesh To Protest Emmanuel Macron's Comments In Cartoon Row
4 years, 4 months ago

Thousands Rally In Bangladesh To Protest Emmanuel Macron's Comments In Cartoon Row

News 18  

Thousands of Muslims took to the streets of the Bangladesh capital on Tuesday to protest against remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron in a row about cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad. Macron paid tribute to Paty, describing him as a “quiet hero” dedicated to instilling the democratic values of the French Republic in his pupils. Many carried placards bearing messages …

Tens of thousands stage anti-France rally in Bangladesh capital
4 years, 4 months ago

Tens of thousands stage anti-France rally in Bangladesh capital

Live Mint  

Tens of thousands of protesters marched through the Bangladesh capital on Tuesday calling for a boycott of French products and burning an effigy of President Emmanuel Macron after he defended cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed. "Macron is one of the few leaders who worship Satan," Ataur Rahman, a senior Islami Andolon told the rally at the Baitul Mukarram national mosque. …

Macron will need to do a lot more to silence the protestors (opinion)
6 years, 3 months ago

Macron will need to do a lot more to silence the protestors (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: David A. Andelman, visiting scholar at the Center on National Security at Fordham Law School and director of its Red Lines Project, is a contributor to CNN, where his columns won the Deadline Club Award for Best Opinion Writing. David A. Andelman Courtesy of David Andelman Instead, Macron trotted out a laundry list of small fiscal reforms – …

Paris protests: Macron hails police operation as over 1,000 gilets jaunes demonstrators arrested
6 years, 3 months ago

Paris protests: Macron hails police operation as over 1,000 gilets jaunes demonstrators arrested

The Independent  

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