Thursday, December 10, 2020

France says stance on radicalism distorted, not anti-Islam | THE DAILY STAR

France says stance on radicalism distorted, not anti-Islam

France's foreign minister said during a visit to Doha on Thursday that his country's policies against extremism had been misrepresented and were not Islamophobic despite facing fierce criticism.


Paris has faced criticism for draft legislation presented as clamping down on Islamist radicalism that tightens rules on religious-based education and polygamy following a spate of attacks blamed on extremists.

Jean-Yves Le Drian said that following the attacks, "our positions and statements (on combatting extremism) were largely distorted and misrepresented as part of a campaign against our country".

"(Our position) might have been misunderstood by believers who might have felt their beliefs were being disrespected," Le Drian, in Doha for a one-day official visit, said at a media briefing.

"We have the utmost respect for Islam."...

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