Istanbul: Journalist Kunwar Khuldune Shahid has questioned several Islamic nations' silence on Uyghur issue.

He feels that several Muslim nations have defended China on the issue of treatment of Uyghur people, showing a 'hypocrisy' in their stand against France.

"Turkey, which is currently aspiring to replace Saudi as the leader of the Muslim world, is similarly largely silent on Uighur oppression. As for Pakistan, it suggests Uighur camps are a ‘non-issue’" it said.

"So it’s Macron’s plan to curtail Islamist separatism through the mainstreaming of mosques – a measure taken elsewhere – which has been deemed worthy of condemnation, rather than the systematic abuse of Muslims in internment camps," the article read.

The hypocrisy of boycotting France sticks out like a sore thumb when juxtaposed with the unanimous silence on other issues, the article read.

France has witnessed several terror attacks in recent times.

Leaders of several Muslim countries have come down heavily on the French President for his efforts to keep his country free from Islamist terror as Macron faces one of the toughest challenges of his Presidency.

Source: Just Earth News 

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