French Director Finds Islam After Charlie Attacks

CAIRO – French director Isabelle Matic has
announced her decision to revert to Islam on her
FaceBook account, making the unexpected
announcement only a few days after Charlie
Hebdo Paris attacks.
“Today, I passed through the first pillar of Islam.
There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His
Prophet,” Matic said in a message posted on her
Facebook page on January 11.
She followed her announcement with a series of
posts in which she thanked Moroccan actor
Hicham Bahloul for announcing her decision on
Moroccan papers.
In another message, she described how she took
the decision and its effect on her beliefs in
freedom of expression.
“Between the massacre at the premises of Charlie
Hebdo and other event that have followed: I
became a Muslim,” Matic wrote.
“Am I still for freedom of expression for all and
Charlie Hebdo in particular?! Yes,” Matic wrote
yesterday.
“With regard to my position towards the
caricatures of the Prophet, I will write you the text
of the SMS that I received this morning from a
mosque which agreed quite well with my thoughts
since the beginning of the cartoons, well before I
became a Muslim,” she added
“They are making fun of Muhammad and do not
harm Muhammad. They are making fun of a
character that they have imagined and to whom
they have given a name. This man is not our
Prophet,” she wrote.
The new Muslim referred to the early life of
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) when
non-believers rejected his calls to Islam.
“The Makkans laughed at Muhammad (worthy of
praise) in the appellant Modamam (worthy of
name calling). The prophet peace be upon him
was smiling. Yes, he was smiling! And he said:
They are making fun of Modamam and not me,”
Matic wrote.
“The wisdom is the answer to provocations. And
this is what our beloved Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allah be with him) has taught us.
“So when Charlie Hebdo will be published insha '
allah (God willing), do not pay attention. Do not
respond to the provocation. And do not give them
of importance,” she added.
In its Wednesday’s edition, Charlie Hebdo
magazine features a cartoon of a man they claim
to be the prophet of Islam on the cover.
The cover depicts Prophet Mohammed (pbuh)
with a tear falling from his cheek, holding a sign
that says, "Je suis Charlie” under the headline
"All Is Forgiven."
The edition is the first after two gunmen attacked
the magazine’s headquarters in Paris, killing 10
journalists and two policemen. Two of the dead
were Muslims, an editor and a police cop.
It culminates the magazine’s long history of
offending millions of Muslims worldwide.

Source : onislam.net