Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – President French Emmanuel Macron issued another statement regarding his comments on Islam. This time on Twitter, he wrote his defense in Arabic.
This he published on Sunday (1/11/2020) via Twitter. He reiterated that he supports the ability to think, write and draw in his country because it is a right and freedom.
“They call me that I ‘support cartoons that insult the Prophet’. I support the ability to write, think and draw freely in my country, it is our right and freedom. I realize this can be surprising,” he said as written on the account @EmmanuelMacron .
He assessed the many lies that came out about France and about what he said. That he said was unacceptable.
“I see a lot of lies, and I want to explain the following: What we are doing now in France is fighting terrorism which is carried out in the name of Islam, not Islam itself,” he said.
“This terrorism has claimed the lives of more than 300 of our citizens.”
“Extremists teach that France should not be respected. The perpetrators teach that women are not equal to men and that little girls should not have the same rights as boys.”
“I tell you very clearly: (It) cannot (do) in our country.”
Previously, Macron had sparked controversy since early September. At that time, he proposed a law for ‘Islamic separatism’ in France.
Macron had said that “Islam is a religion that is experiencing a worldwide crisis”. Hence his government will submit a draft law in December to strengthen the 1905 law that officially separated church and state in France.
Things get more complicated when Charlie Hebdo recalls the caricature which he calls the Prophet Muhammad. A teacher in France was beheaded for showing a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad in a class he leads, while talking about freedom.
Macron again commented on this. He said the teacher was “killed because the Islamists wanted our future”.
This led to criticism being leveled at Macron by a number of leaders of the Arab and majority Muslim countries. Boycotts of French products also occurred in Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait and Turkey.
The latest is a man identified by a 21-year-old Tunisian migrant who attacked the Notre Dame Basilica church in France. He killed three people.
This prompted France to declare a state of emergency. Residents are asked to avoid the city center. Military patrols were also added.
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