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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Relations between France and Muslim countries, especially the Middle East, are heating up. The case of a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad generated controversy and led to the murder of a teacher in France.
This also turned into frictions in trade relations between France and countries that adhere to Islamic teachings. So how did this happen?
The story begins when a history and geography teacher in a suburban Paris city school named Samuel Paty (47 years old) shows a cartoon of a Muslim model of the Prophet Muhammad SAW in class on October 6.
This has received criticism from various student tutors. But the teacher said it was part of freedom of expression.
Ten days later, Paty suffered a bad incident. A Russian-born Chechen teenager killed him.
This caused a great uproar in the public. Unexpectedly, the lessons were aimed at culminating in a tragic incident and causing division and unrest in society.
The anger of Muslims surfaced after French President Emanuel Macron said he would not withdraw the cartoon. For Muslims, the portrait of the Prophet is taboo.
The cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad was seen as a form of insult and attack on Muslims. France, which has a secular wing, also received strong protests from many parties, especially the Muslim community and its leaders.
Activists on social media are asking for various hashtags like #Boycottfrance #Boycott_French_products #ProphetMuhammad. Leaders of Islamic countries have also raised the issue of boycotting French products not only on social media.
In Kuwait, some supermarket chains have started to remove all French products from the shelves in protest. In Qatar, Alwajba Dairy Company and Almeera Consumer Goods Company said they would boycott French products and offer alternatives.
Other campaigns in Jordan, Palestine to Israel were also reported. The University of Qatar has also joined the boycott campaign, announcing that it has decided to postpone the French Culture Week in protest of anti-Islamic insults.
On Saturday, Turkish President Erdogan said Macron needed “mind control” because of the way he treats Muslims.
In Saudi Arabia, calls to boycott the French supermarket chain Carrefour are trending on social media. Meanwhile, luxury brands such as L’Oréal, Garnier and Lancôme are being targeted on a list of brands to avoid in social media posts.
The breath of secularism cannot be separated from France. Through his account on social networks, President Emanuel Macron’s twitter defended himself and said that he would not renounce these various protests to defend the values of freedom of expression to which he adhered.
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