French President Emmanuel Macron announced a controversial plan to tackle what he calls Islamic separatism in France, claiming that the faith of Islam is in crisis all over the world and promising to free Islam in France from foreign influences.
Last week, Macron defended blasphemous cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, saying France would not give up our cartoons after the brutal murder of high school teacher Samuel Paty, who showed provocative caricatures in a class.
The past few days have witnessed the republication of cartoons insulting Prophet Muhammad in France which sparking a wave of anger and protests across the Islamic world and campaigns have been launched in some countries to boycott French products.