The president of the French Council of Muslim Worship (CFCM), Mohammed Moussaoui, who sparked controversy by calling on Tuesday to “
frame
” the use in teaching of Muhammad's caricatures, returned to his remarks on Wednesday October 28, deploring a "
Clumsiness
".
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"
I evoked, awkwardly I admit, a possible renunciation of certain forms of satire by invoking the duty of fraternity
", wrote Mohammed Moussaoui in a press release.
"
I had not measured the link that will be made with the feeling of abdication in the face of terrorists
", he added.
In the aftermath of the assassination of Samuel Paty, this professor from Yvelines beheaded by an Islamist after showing these caricatures to his students, the CFCM had announced that it was working on the development of a "
common training program for imams
" and a “
plan of struggle
” against radicalism.
"Let's stop responding or reacting"
Asked Tuesday on France Info about the use of caricatures as educational support, Mr. Moussaoui replied: “
I do not think that this is the right solution to explain freedom of expression to children.
I don't want to.
There are other ways to do it
”.
These cartoons were distributed as part of tributes to Samuel Paty, and initiatives mentioning the distribution of these cartoons during the start of the school year on November 2 are mentioned.
"
I recalled that these cartoons are not and should not be the only educational support to illustrate freedom of expression,
" said Wednesday the president of the CFCM, the government's main interlocutor on Islam.
“
Muslims in France,
” he says, “
must trust the sense of responsibility of teachers and educational institutions.
In front of the pupils, they will know how to find the appropriate words and gestures
”.
“
To the right to caricature
”, writes Mr. Moussaoui, “
let us oppose the duty to ignore and stop responding or reacting to this type of expression
”.