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President Karzai Condemns the Re-production of a Blasphemous Cartoon and Welcomes the Sacking of the Editor by the Newspaper
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Press Release - Date of Release: 2 February 2006 Arg, Kabul – H.E. Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, condemns in the strongest terms an action by a French newspaper which printed a cartoon featuring the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) on its front page. In his reaction to the news, the President said, “Any insult to the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) is an insult to more than 1 billion Muslims and an act like this must never be allowed to be repeated.” It was reported that Jacques Lefranc, the editor of the newspaper was dismissed by the owner of France Soir and the President welcomed this action. A similar cartoon had previously appeared in a Danish newspaper which was also condemned by the President during his visit to Denmark last weak. Released by Office of the Spokesperson to the President |