Too little, too late and, most importantly, too transparent.
No.
Check the FR postings of Salim Mansur's articles. Go back into the history of his columns.
Mansur has been speaking out in this manner since day one.
This is not recent invention on his part.
And in our North American hypercharged "politically correct" left wing academic milieu it displays intellectual honesty and courage for an academic and a Muslim to persist in speaking out in this manner.