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France Apologies for Papers Depicting of Prophet
Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 04:35 PM
Syrian Arab News Agency
Damascus, (SANA) –
The French ambassador in Damascus has expressed sorrow over what some French newspapers published of cartoons depicting Prophet Mohammed that caused a shock in France.
Minister of Religious Trusts Dr. Ziyad al-Ayoubi met today the French ambassador Jean- Francios Girault who told him “ we in France understand that these publications are raising Muslims’ anger and that attacking any people’s faith lacks any feelings of responsibility. We therefore call to the reason prevail and to decrease tension against what happened.”
For his part, Dr.Ayoubi said it was the people’s right to protest over what insults their religious symbols and dogma in a peaceful way noting that” it was not the right of anyone to drive out from what is familiar of our people and violate our laws, religions and ethics.”
He also called for cooperation to issue an international law prohibiting offenses against religious symbols of all religions and laws.
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