Morocco calls Muhammad cartoons an 'act of provocation' as France urges Arab countries not to overreact
4 years, 5 months ago

Morocco calls Muhammad cartoons an 'act of provocation' as France urges Arab countries not to overreact

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 Morocco has become the latest Arab nation to hit out at France after cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad were projected onto two French government buildings, calling it an “insulting act of provocation”. The French government issued a statement at the weekend urging Arab countries to resist public calls for a boycott of French goods, as the row over the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty – and president Emmanuel Macron’s comments in the aftermath – continued to escalate. However, France’s refusal to back down and support for the controversial cartoons has led to boycott of French products across many countries of the Arab world including Moracco, Kuwait, and Qatar. In a statement, France’s foreign affairs ministry said the calls to boycott French products are “baseless and should stop immediately, as well as all attacks against our country, which are being pushed by a radical minority.” However, the controversy is far from over, and in some countries the backlash to France is being led from the top.

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Iran Revolutionary Guards threaten French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo with terror attack over their cartoons
2 years, 2 months ago

Iran Revolutionary Guards threaten French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo with terror attack over their cartoons

Firstpost  

The chief of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps has threatened to take revenge against the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo for publishing cartoons of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei that have been deemed “insulting” by Tehran, an Al Arabiya report said. “You have made a big mistake, but sooner or later Muslims will take revenge, and you may arrest the avengers, …

Iran Warns France Over Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's ‘Insulting’ Cartoons In Charlie Hebdo
2 years, 2 months ago

Iran Warns France Over Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's ‘Insulting’ Cartoons In Charlie Hebdo

ABP News  

In a fresh row over the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo’s cartoon, Iran has summoned France's envoy on Wednesday to protest against "insulting" cartoons published in the magazine depicting the Islamic Republic's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The protest comes after the weekly had published dozens of cartoons about Khamenei as part of a competition launched last month to support …

Iran summons French envoy over 'insulting' cartoons of its leader Ayatollah Khamenei
2 years, 2 months ago

Iran summons French envoy over 'insulting' cartoons of its leader Ayatollah Khamenei

India Today  

Iran summoned France's envoy in Tehran on Wednesday to protest against "insulting" cartoons published by the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo depicting the Islamic Republic's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian state media reported. "The Islamic Republic of Iran does not accept insulting its Islamic, religious, and national sanctities and values in any way," Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani told …

Iran lashes out at France over new Charlie Hebdo cartoons
2 years, 2 months ago

Iran lashes out at France over new Charlie Hebdo cartoons

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran summoned the French ambassador on Wednesday to condemn the publication of offensive caricatures of the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Its latest issue features the winners of a recent cartoon contest in which entrants were asked to draw the most offensive caricatures of Khamenei, who has …

France urges citizens to leave Pakistan as violent stirs hit country; no threat, insists interior minister
3 years, 11 months ago

France urges citizens to leave Pakistan as violent stirs hit country; no threat, insists interior minister

Firstpost  

Anti-French sentiment has been simmering for months in Pakistan since President Emmanuel Macron expressed support for a satirical magazine’s right to republish cartoons depicting Prophet Mohammed Islamabad: French nationals and companies in Pakistan were advised by their embassy Thursday to temporarily leave after violent anti-France protests paralysed large parts of the country. Anti-French sentiment has been simmering for months in …

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 …

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 …

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 …

France's Hardening Defence of Prophet Mohammed Cartoons Could Lead to ‘a Trap’
4 years, 4 months ago

France's Hardening Defence of Prophet Mohammed Cartoons Could Lead to ‘a Trap’

News 18  

When the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo republished caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed in early September, it triggered a chain of events that included two stabbings, protests in Muslim nations, the boycott of French goods and criticism from allies. The fierce defence of the caricatures has put the French in a position with little room for maneuver, where any compromise could …

‘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 …

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 …

Red Lines, High Stakes for France in Conservative Gulf Amid Calls for 'Boycott'
4 years, 4 months ago

Red Lines, High Stakes for France in Conservative Gulf Amid Calls for 'Boycott'

News 18  

French brands have long enjoyed prestige in the Gulf, but the country’s clout in the conservative region is in jeopardy amid fury over the French president’s defence of cartoons insulting Islam. “We are boycotting French products to deliver an economic message, which is that the Prophet is a red line that cannot be crossed,” said Kuwait City store manager Khaled …

Tens of thousands of Muslims protest France’s ‘Islamophobia’
4 years, 4 months ago

Tens of thousands of Muslims protest France’s ‘Islamophobia’

Al Jazeera  

Anger erupts in the Muslim world over caricatures depicting the Prophet Muhammad and President Macron’s comments on Islam. Tens of thousands of Muslims – from Pakistan to Bangladesh to the Palestinian territories – poured out of prayer services to join anti-France protests on Friday, as the French president’s promise to protect the right to caricature the Prophet Muhammad continues to …

Extremist video calling for revenge against France released day before Nice attack
4 years, 4 months ago

Extremist video calling for revenge against France released day before Nice attack

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 A prominent Islamic State operative …

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 …

Hundreds of Muslims hold anti-France protest in Bangladesh over Prophet Muhammad cartoons
4 years, 4 months ago

Hundreds of Muslims hold anti-France protest in Bangladesh over Prophet 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. Read our privacy policy Hundreds of activists from an …

France vs Radical Islam: Charlie Hebdo mocks Turkey Pres Erdogan
4 years, 4 months ago

France vs Radical Islam: Charlie Hebdo mocks Turkey Pres Erdogan

Op India  

French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday released a caricature of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the front-page of its latest edition taking a dig at him over his recent attacks against France. Charlie Hebdo’s latest edition of cartoons mocking Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan/ Image Source: Charlie Hebdo Charlie Hebdo’s caricatures targeting Turkish President Erdogan came as a …

Thousands Rally In Bangladesh To Protest Emmanuel Macron's Comments In Cartoon Row
4 years, 5 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 …

Thousands of Bangladeshi Muslims rally against France over Muhammad cartoons
4 years, 5 months ago

Thousands of Bangladeshi Muslims rally against France 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. Read our privacy policy About 10,000 Bangladeshis from an …

Tens of thousands stage anti-France rally in Bangladesh capital
4 years, 5 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. …

Muslim world’s falling-out with France deepens: Live news
4 years, 5 months ago

Muslim world’s falling-out with France deepens: Live news

Al Jazeera  

Tens of thousands protest in Dhaka, Saudi Arabia weighs in, and Iran summons diplomat over France’s treatment of Islam. “You can boldly call yourself the leader and inspiration of terrorism in your country,” Kadyrov wrote, addressing Macron.” 27 Oct 2020 - 14:58 GMT Parisians more concerned with COVID-19 than Muslim world fallout As tensions between French President Emmanuel Macron and …

Saudi Arabia condemns attempts to ‘link Islam with terrorism’
4 years, 5 months ago

Saudi Arabia condemns attempts to ‘link Islam with terrorism’

Al Jazeera  

Saudi statement comes as anger grows in the Muslim world over publications of cartoons depicting Prophet Muhammad in France. Saudi Arabia has said it “rejects any attempt to link Islam with terrorism, and condemns the offensive cartoons of the Prophet” amid an escalating row between France and some Muslim-majority nations over Paris’s support for the right to caricature the Prophet. …

Muslims call for French goods boycott to protest caricatures
4 years, 5 months ago

Muslims call for French goods boycott to protest caricatures

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Muslims in the Middle East and beyond on Monday broadened their calls for boycotts of French products and protests, as a clash over depictions of the Prophet Muhammad and the limits of free speech intensified. His government plans a bill aimed at rooting out what Macron calls “Islamist separatism,” which he contends has created a …

Why is #BoycottFrenchProducts Trending on Twitter? It’s to Do With President Macron’s Comment
4 years, 5 months ago

Why is #BoycottFrenchProducts Trending on Twitter? It’s to Do With President Macron’s Comment

News 18  

Middle East countries have called for a boycotting of French products, following French President Emanual Macron’s comments about ‘Islamists.’ Several Arab trade associations have announced a boycott of French products, in response French President Emanuel Macron’s recent comments. We Muslims will not tolerate any hatred against our beloved prophet Muhammad.#boycottfrance #Boycott_French_Products #boycottfrenchproducts— October 26, 2020 Qatar University also joined the …

Upset over over Mohammad cartoons, Kuwaiti retail outlets call for a boycott of French products
4 years, 5 months ago

Upset over over Mohammad cartoons, Kuwaiti retail outlets call for a boycott of French products

Op India  

A hashtag is making rounds in Saudi Arabia, calling for the boycott of the supermarket retailer Carrefour of France. The foreign ministry of France said in a statement that there had been calls to boycott products from France, especially food products in several Middle Eastern countries. Comments by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Pakistan PM Imran Khan had also criticized France over …

Muslim world condemns Macron, France over treatment of Islam
4 years, 5 months ago

Muslim world condemns Macron, France over treatment of Islam

Al Jazeera  

Leaders and groups across Muslim world join debate as protests erupt, while Europe stands by Macron and criticises Turkey. Marking his second sharp criticism against Macron in two days, Erdogan said on Sunday that the French president had “lost his mind”, prompting France’s foreign minister to recall the country’s ambassador in Ankara. — Javad Zarif October 26, 2020 The foreign …

What’s behind the Middle East boycott of French products?
4 years, 5 months ago

What’s behind the Middle East boycott of French products?

Al Jazeera  

Muslim leaders accuse Macron of using divisive rhetoric for political gain and alienating France’s six million Muslims. Bolstered by social media, the campaign asks Arabs and Muslims not to buy French products in response to President Emmanuel Macron’s statements this month describing Islam as a religion in crisis. — Emmanuel Macron October 25, 2020 Political leaders such as Pakistan’s Imran …

Iran accuses France’s Macron of fuelling ‘extremism’
4 years, 5 months ago

Iran accuses France’s Macron of fuelling ‘extremism’

Al Jazeera  

Insulting Muslims for ‘abhorrent crimes of such extremists is an opportunistic abuse of freedom of speech’, Iranian FM Zarif says. “Muslims are the primary victims of the ‘cult of hatred’ – empowered by colonial regimes & exported by their own clients,” Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted. On Sunday, Macron said in a tweet: “We will not give in, ever.” …

Charlie Hebdo's cartoons on Prophet Mohammad have France jostling between freedom of speech and Islamophobia
4 years, 5 months ago

Charlie Hebdo's cartoons on Prophet Mohammad have France jostling between freedom of speech and Islamophobia

Firstpost  

The French Constitution defines the state only as secular, but it doesn’t delineate the boundaries of this secularism On 16 October, a French teen of Chechen origin tracked down a high school history teacher and brutally beheaded him in a street in the Paris suburb of Conflans-Saint-Honorine. According to a BBC report, the magazine’s offices were fire-bombed in November 2011 …

‘Boycott French products’ launched over Macron’s Islam comments
4 years, 5 months ago

‘Boycott French products’ launched over Macron’s Islam comments

Al Jazeera  

Several Arab companies withdraw French products from supermarkets in response to Macron’s statements on Islam. Several Arab trade associations have announced a boycott of French products, in response to recent comments made by President Emmanuel Macron on Islam. The Dahiyat al-Thuhr association took the same step, saying: “Based on the position of French President Emmanuel Macron and his support for …

After Pakistan, Iran's supreme leader condemns Charlie Hebdo
4 years, 6 months ago

After Pakistan, Iran's supreme leader condemns Charlie Hebdo

Op India  

The decision to republish cartoons featuring Prophet Muhammad has opened up a whole new can of worms for French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. After Islamists from several countries like France, Nigeria, Indonesia, Iran, Chechnya, Yemen and especially Pakistan have taken to the streets to agitate against the cartoons that depict Prophet Muhammad, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Tuesday called …

From the Archives: Editor of incendiary Charlie Hebdo magazine wants everyone to calm down
11 years, 11 months ago

From the Archives: Editor of incendiary Charlie Hebdo magazine wants everyone to calm down

LA Times  

Stephane Charbonnier also known as Charb, the publishing director of the satiric weekly Charlie Hebdo, displays the front page of the newspaper as he poses for photographers in Paris. “It just so happens I’m more likely to get run over by a bicycle in Paris than get assassinated,” says Charb, the soft-spoken editor of Charlie Hebdo, a left-leaning French satirical …

Charlie Hebdo Mohammad cartoons: French magazine publishes naked pictures, prompting fears of Muslim backlash.
12 years, 6 months ago

Charlie Hebdo Mohammad cartoons: French magazine publishes naked pictures, prompting fears of Muslim backlash.

Slate  

A French magazine published naked cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed on Wednesday, further stoking anger in the Muslim world and prompting fears of violent demonstrations at French embassies abroad like the ones that broke out at American ones over an obscure, anti-Islam film that portrayed the prophet as a a pedophile-appeasing, bumbling spreader of false doctrine. The paper’s editors responded …

France On Alert After Publication Of Muhammad Cartoons
12 years, 6 months ago

France On Alert After Publication Of Muhammad Cartoons

NPR  

France On Alert, Closing Embassies, After Magazine Publishes Muhammad Cartoons Enlarge this image toggle caption Fred DuFour/AFP/Getty Images Fred DuFour/AFP/Getty Images A French magazine's publication today of "crude caricatures" depicting the Prophet Muhammad has that nation on alert and preparing to close 20 of its embassies in Muslim nations. As France 24 writes, the publication of the images by the …

Muslim anger unabated over prophet cartoons
19 years, 1 month ago

Muslim anger unabated over prophet cartoons

China Daily  

Muslim anger unabated over prophet cartoons Updated: 2006-02-03 09:12 The furore in the Muslim world over the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in Western media raged on as a battle line was drawn between freedom of the press and respect for Islam. Islamic militants threatened to kill European nationals as the crisis over cartoons of Mohammed intensified, while …

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