France has made drastic reforms since the recent beheading of a school teacher, over showing a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed to a classroom, grabbed international attention.
Last month, the Western European country has closed down over 70 mosques and Islamic schools due to fears of radicalization in an effort to combat extremism. Additionally, France has signaled its intent to expel 231 identified radical Islamists from the country over security concerns.
A few weeks ago, French President Emmanuel Macron described Islam as a religion “in crisis” on a global level.
The statement made by Macron rippled through the Islamic world, drawing furious condemnation.
According to the New Arab:
Scholars at Egypt’s prestigious Sunni Islamic institution, Al-Azhar, denounced the remarks as “racist” and accused the French leader of spreading “hate speech”.
“He made false accusations against Islam, that have nothing to do with the true essence of this religion,” Al-Azhar’s Islamic Research Academy said in statement.
“Such racist statements will inflame the feelings of two billion Muslim followers” around the world, and block the path to constructive dialogue, the statement added.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan slammed Macron’s remarks, saying: “Macron’s statement that ‘Islam is in a crisis’ is an open provocation beyond disrespect.”
Later, Macron described the shocking decapitation an “Islamist terrorist attack” as global audiences were shocked by the action.
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