London/Dubai — Emmanuel Macron faces the prospect of a widening rift with Muslim countries after leaders from Pakistan to Algeria expressed unease over the French president’s crackdown on radical Islam.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan led the way on Monday with a call on Turks to boycott French goods over what he called France’s hostile stance towards Islam, as he seized yet another opportunity to promote himself as a leader of the Muslim world...
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