The images have sparked anger and protests in the Muslim world, especially in Pakistan. "Pakistan must rectify these remarks and return to the path of a dialogue based on respect." Pakistan's parliament at the end of October passed a resolution urging the government to recall its envoy from Paris, accusing Macron of "hate-mongering" against Muslims. French officials have said the beheading was an assault on the core French value of freedom of expression. After satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo re-published the cartoons in September, Macron said the freedom to blaspheme went hand in hand with the freedom of belief in France.

Source: bd News24 November 22, 2020 10:52 UTC