He died after showing a cartoon of the Prophet during the Freedom of Expression class.
“I’m calling on people, don’t go near French goods, don’t buy them,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during a speech in the capital, Ankara, on Monday. “European leaders must say ‘stop’ the Mac Kron and its hate campaign.”
In Kuwait, a non-government chain of hypermarkets said more than 50 of its outlets planned to boycott French products. There is also a boycott campaign in Jordan, where some grocery stores have announced that they do not sell French goods.
Many stores in Qatar, including the supermarket chain Al Mira, with more than 0 branches in the Arab world, are doing just that. The University of Qatar also said it was postponing its French cultural week indefinitely.
Petty’s assassination has rekindled tensions around secularism, Islamism and Islamophobia in France, but also threatens to make the invasion a diplomatic and economic issue as there is public anger in Islamic countries over the management of the Crown.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the French Foreign Ministry called the boycott of its products “unreasonable” and demanded that it be “immediately ended.”
The ministry said the response distorted the president’s remarks for political purposes, and that “positions protected by France [were] In favor of freedom of conscience, freedom of expression, freedom of religion and denial of any kind of hatred. “
The statement added that Maron Crown’s policies were aimed at “fighting radical Islamism, and dealing with the Muslims of France, an integral part of French society, history and the republic.”
“We will never give up,” Macron said on Twitter on Sunday. “We respect all differences in the spirit of peace. We do not accept hate speech and do not defend fair discussion. We will always stand by human dignity and universal values.”
Patina’s death has sparked security crackdowns in France, where officials are targeting hate speech on social media and organizations and profiteering with potential links to Islam.
France “will have loving discussions, fair arguments, we will love science and its controversies,” the French leader said. “Even if others are retreating, we will not give up car recharges, drawings.”
Jordan, Pakistan, Egypt and Iran are among the Islamic countries that have condemned France for publishing strategies and responding to Macron.
Jordan’s Foreign Minister Amen al-Safdi tweeted on Saturday that “we condemn the publication of satirical cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed.”
France has also been criticized by Pakistan’s leader Imran Khan, Egypt’s supreme religious authority, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and Iran’s foreign ministry.
But fellow European leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, spoke in support of Macron, whose spokesman on Monday strongly condemned Erdogan’s remarks.
German Foreign Minister Heiko Masse said Berlin stands in solidarity with Paris. Leaders from Greece and Austria have also backed Macron.
The report contributes to Pierre Barin in Paris, Chris Liacos and Sarah Dean in London, Nadine Schmidt in Berlin and Mustafa Salem in Abu Dhabi.
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