France’s policies against “extremism” facing fierce criticism around the world have been misrepresented and are not Islamophobic, its foreign minister said on Thursday.
Paris has faced a backlash for draft legislation presented to clamp down on “radicalism” that tightens rules on religious-based education and polygamy following a spate of attacks.
Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said 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 Qatar for a one-day official visit, said at a media briefing.
Law targeting extremism not anti-Islam, says French FM on Qatar visit
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