The Express Tribune found the claim to be misleading as Mahthir merely gives context to how even in the face of repeated provocation from the French government Muslims have always shown restraint from carrying out violent acts. "Muslims have a right to be angry and to kill millions of French people for the massacres of the past. But by and large the Muslims have not applied the eye for an eye law. Mahathir, 95, a respected leader in the Muslim world, gave a blue print in the statement of how the western world must respect the values and beliefs of Muslims. He underscored that hurting the religious sensibilities of any faith is not freedom of speech but injustice.

Source: The Express Tribune October 29, 2020 20:55 UTC