Demonstrators set fire to pictures of French President Emmanuel Macron in Libya. — AFP file pic
But his comments triggered protests in Muslim-majority countries at the weekend, with people burning pictures of Macron in Syria and setting fire to French flags in the Libyan capital Tripoli. “But there is no question of giving in to blackmail,” Geoffroy Roux de Bezieux told broadcaster RMC. “It is a question of sticking to our republican values.He said MEDEF supported the government’s stance and urged companies “to resist this blackmail and, unfortunately, to endure this boycott”, which he said remained “fairly localised” for now.
Several suspected Islamic radicals have been arrested in dozens of raids since the murder, and about 50 organisations with alleged links to such individuals have been earmarked for closure by the government. But Macron’s stance has fuelled tension between France and the Muslim world, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan telling his counterpart to undergo “mental checks” for treating “millions of members from different faith groups this way”.Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has accused Macron of “attacking Islam”.
Typical group of people
Let's see how long the Arabs will b able to keep their boycott going. Can't even free Palestine from a terrorist entity.
Muslims are totally incompatible with Western liberal secular values, biggest mistake the West made letting in Muslims, they will always put their religion first, Westerners do not understand that for a Muslim their religion dictates every aspect of their lives.