French President Emmanuel Macron commented on the reaction of Muslims to his speech, in which he denounced the crisis of Islam and criticized the quality of the integration of visiting Muslims into French society. On Saturday, October 31, RIA Novosti reports.
Macron said he understands the feelings of Muslims in connection with the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, stressing that the French authorities are not behind this. “This comes from a free and independent media that is not affiliated with the government,” he said.
According to him, the reason for the violent reaction of Muslims to his speech was “the distortion of his speech and the misunderstanding that he is a supporter of these cartoons.”
The French leader is sure that the followers of Islam suffer most from the actions of those who pervert the essence of this religion. “There are people who distort Islam and, on behalf of this religion, call to protect it,” he said.
On October 30, Russian mixed-style (MMA) fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov addressed Muslims. He considered that under the slogan of freedom of speech, Macron offends the feelings of all Muslim believers. The athlete was supported by some Russian MMA fighters.
Several armed attacks had taken place in France a day earlier. The attacks followed Macron's speech on the crisis in Islam. The reason for the president's speech was the assassination of school teacher Samuel Pati. His head was cut off because he showed his disciples cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
