The call made in light of the recent outrage of Muslims regarding anti-Islam remarks in some European countries, including France, Radi added. The German Chancellor expressed the European Union’s support to cooperate with Egypt’s ancient religious institutions as a beacon of moderate Islam in the world, Radi said. He noted that Merkel praised President’s Sisi’s effective, objective and wise efforts in protecting religious freedoms and promoting peaceful coexistence between religions and civilizations. He said that “we [as Muslims] consider offending prophets and messengers is undermining high religious values that many people believe in. !”Sisi’s remarks come while French President Emmanuel Macron had said France would not renounce cartoons after a French teacher was killed for showing pupils cartoons distorting the image of Prophet Muhammad.

Source: Egypt Today November 02, 2020 16:30 UTC