The Gulf Cooperation Council has described recent comments made by France’s President Emmanuel Macron as “irresponsible,” saying they increase the spread of a “culture of hatred” between nations and harm the solid ties between France and Islamic nations.
“At a time when efforts should aim to support a culture of acceptance and dialogue amongst cultures and faiths, these rejected remarks are made and calls continue to spread offensive cartoons of the Prophet (Mohammad) (PBUH),” GCC Secretary-General Nayef Al-Hajraf said in a statement.
Macron’s statements come after a school pupil beheaded a teacher for showing cartoons of Islam’s Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) to his pupils – a matter regarded highly sacrilegious by Muslims. The GCC chief went on to call on world leaders and intellectuals to “bear the huge responsibility of one who seeks peace and coexistence, rejects hate speech and the manifestation of animosity between faiths and respects the feelings of Muslims around the world instead of succumbing to Islamophobia, adopted by fundamental groups.”
Source: KUNA