Macron and the Muslim world.

However, within days of Macron's speech, many Muslim voices seemed to rise in anger against France. Vatan-e Emrooz, an Iranian newspaper, described Macron as "the Devil of Paris… who worships Satan", accompanying this statement with its own caricature of Macron as a demonic figure. Even beyond these geopolitical games, Macron's statement has hurt and disappointed many Muslims in France who do not want to be associated with Islamist fanatics. [Extracted from the article]

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