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a) "The
beheading of the French history teacher proves that political Islam has become
a real threat to world peace in light of its expansionist tendency, which is
currently embodied by Erdogan's project, which not only targets the societies
of Muslim countries, but also other societies that incubate important Islamic
communities." — Al-Habib Al-Aswad, Tunisian journalist, Al-Arab, October
28, 2020.
b) He wants
to represent himself as a defender of Islam. Which Islam does he speak for?
Erdogan has committed crimes in Libya, Syria and all Arab countries. He is the
one who is offending Islam." — Mustafa Bakri, Egyptian media personality,
Al-Dostor Studio, October 30, 2020.
c) The
reactions of many Arabs and Muslims show that they view Erdogan as a more
serious threat to Islam than Macron or others in the West.
Turkish President Erdogan is not authorized to speak on
behalf of the Muslims, especially regarding the current controversy surrounding
France's attitude toward Islam and Muslim terrorist attacks. That is what many
Muslims are saying these days in the aftermath of Erdogan's attempt
to present himself as the grand defender of Islam in a conflict that recently
erupted between Muslims and France.
According to several Muslim political analysts and
writers, Erdogan is trying to take advantage of the anti-France campaign in
the Muslim world for his own political gain. The message the Muslims are
sending to France and the rest of the world is that Erdogan is a hypocrite and
opportunist, who is acting from personal interest and not out of concern for
Muslims or Islam.
Last week, France condemned Erdogan for comments he made about French
President Emmanuel Macron's mental health and treatment of Muslims. Erdogan had
suggested that the French president needed "some kind of mental
treatment" because of Macron's attitude toward Muslims in France.
"What else is there to say about a head of state who doesn't believe in
the freedom of religion and behaves this way against the millions of people of
different faiths living in his own country?" Erdogan said in a speech at a meeting of his Justice and
Development Party. He also called on Muslims to boycott French goods.
Erdogan's remarks came in response to Macron's pledge
to crack down on radical Islamism in France after a Muslim terrorist beheaded history teacher Samuel Paty on October 16. Paty
had taught a class on freedom of expression during which he used cartoons of
the Islamic Prophet Mohammed from the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.
Even before Paty was murdered, Macron defended the right to caricature the
Prophet Mohammed. In September, he described Islam as a religion "in crisis" and
announced that he would present a bill to strengthen a law that separates
church and state in France.
Some Muslims see Erdogan's attacks on France as an
attempt to divert attention from the growing criticism in the Arab world toward
Turkey's meddling in the internal affairs of a number of Arab countries. Saudi
Arabian activists have called for a boycott of Turkish products to protest Erdogan's repeated attacks on Arab leaders and
countries.
"Erdogan's statements and his defense of Islam do
not bear in their essence any religious dimensions, but rather an attempt to
win the friendship of the angry street and also to save his country's economy,
which is suffering badly after the success of the Arab boycott of Turkish
goods."
Noting that Arab business executives and others have
called for a boycott of Turkish products to protest the "hostile policies
of the Erdogan regime," the newspaper quoted Egyptian political analyst
Tareq Fahmi as saying:
"Erdogan's talk about adopting the defense of
Islam has become unacceptable after everyone realized that the matter is purely
political and has nothing to do with the religious dimension. The issue is also
related to addressing Arab and Islamic public opinion so that Erdogan appears
in the image of the great Arab and Islamic leader. Erdogan aims to ride the
current wave and try to employ and invest it politically in his battles against
Europe and France."
Lebanese journalist Joseph Abu Fadel scoffed at Erdogan's call for the protection of Muslims
in France:
Abbas pointed out that Erdogan was also motivated by his concern
over the decline of his popularity in Turkey:
"The beheading of the French history teacher
proves that political Islam has become a real threat to world peace in light of
its expansionist tendency, which is currently embodied by Erdogan's project,
which not only targets the societies of Muslim countries, but also other
societies that incubate important Islamic communities... When the Turkish
president incited against France and President Macron, his primary concern was
not religion or the Prophet Mohammed, but rather his geopolitical struggle with
the French in the eastern Mediterranean, Libya, and generally North Africa and
the Sahara region. Erdogan is convinced that Macron is a declared ally of
countries that Ankara considers its enemies."
Egyptian media personality Mustafa Bakri said that
Erdogan was taking advantage of various crises and cannot be sincere in his
defense of Islam. Erdogan, he added,
"is not an honest man."
"He took advantage of the situation against France
and claimed to be defending Islam. He wants to represent himself as a defender
of Islam. Which Islam does he speak for? Erdogan has committed crimes in Libya,
Syria and all Arab countries. He is the one who is offending Islam."
"Some populist politicians think only about
achieving their personal victories by using powerful and extremist rhetoric...
What Erdogan came out with cannot be considered an endeavor to defend the
interests of Muslims and the Prophet Mohammed, and he knows more than others
what the consequences could be for the Muslim communities living in Western
societies."
The reactions of many Arabs and Muslims show that they
view Erdogan as a more serious threat to Islam than Macron or others in the
West. The voices of Erdogan's critics, however, rarely find their way to the
mainstream media.
Ironically, Erdogan, who is currently calling for a
boycott of French products, is himself being boycotted by a growing number of
Arabs and Muslims. It is Erdogan, bemoaning the "insults" to Islam
made by Westerners, who is himself being accused by Muslims of killing Muslims and occupying their lands.
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