Posted on Vendredi 29 septembre 2006
Here is a translation of the PAF (Presse Alternative Francaise) article about Pierre Rousselin’s apologies for publishing the Redeker’s column to Al Jazeera.
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Le Figaro Says it is Sorry for Publishing Islamophobe Article
Saturday, September 23rd, 2006
Mr Pierre Rousselin, Senior Editor for Le Figaro expressed on the Arabic news channel Al Jazeera his regrets concerning the publication of an islamophobe and heinous article signed by Redeker, published in le Figaro on September 19, 2006. Mr. Rousselin declared that the publication of such an article was a mistake, and stated that this text does not express the opinion of the newspaper but that it was published within the framework of an opinion column that only engages its author. He added that sometimes errors occur, and texts are published without preliminary checking.
On September 19, 2006, Le Figaro published an islamophobe article signed Robert Redeker, Professor of Philosophy at the Pierre-Paul-Riquet Highschool in Saint-Orens de Gammeville. Redeker’s article was posted on the Figaro’s website the day it was published in the newspaper then removed from site the next day.
Source: Al Jazeera
