His remarks are hurting Muslims around the world. The Turkish president said that Western governments are sponsoring racism and Islamophobia and that this is not good for their own society. He added that politicians in European countries were using anti-Muslim sentiments to cover up their failures.
Islamophobia is spreading in Europe because of such politicians.
Islam is a religion of peace, European extremist politicians are defaming Islam. The Turkish president hoped that the French president would act as a responsible person and asked the French president to show responsibility and refrain from making anti-Muslim statements. He said France should also reverse its decision to ban the hijab for Muslim women. It may be recalled that recently French President Emmanuel Macron had announced that the ban on wearing hijab on women in the country would be implemented in the private sector as well.
In his statement, the French president said he would "free Islam in France from external influences". He further said that "Islam is in crisis all over the world, we will strictly monitor the schools and effectively control the foreign funding of mosques". Has expressed strong reservations, but no statement has been made by any Muslim leader other than the Turkish president.
