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On Saturday, calls to boycott French products in the Arab and Islamic region increased, in the context of angry reactions provoked by the statements of French President Emmanuel Macron, who promised “not to abandon the offensive accusations to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
On Thursday, the French president announced, at a funeral for teacher Samuel Batey, who was assassinated by beheading for showing his students offensive drawings of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) during a class on freedom of expression, that the man In death he “personified the republic,” and affirmed that his country would not abandon offensive caricatures. .
Turkey, Iran, Jordan and Kuwait condemned the publication of the cartoons, and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation condemned “official political speech delivered by some French officials that offends Franco-Islamic relations and fuels feelings of hatred for partisan political achievements.”
Since Friday, calls on social media to boycott French products have increased. In Qatar, the distribution networks “Al Meera” and “Souk Al Baladi” announced the “withdrawal” of French products from stores until further notice. In one of the “Al Meera” stores, an AFP correspondent saw employees taking “Saint Dalfour” brand products from the shelves.
On Friday, the University of Qatar announced on Twitter that it is “compassionate with the latest developments related to the deliberate abuse of Islam and its symbols. The administration of the University of Qatar decided to indefinitely postpone the French Cultural Week event.
In Kuwait, photos were posted on social media, showing the recall of French cheese products “Kiri” and “Babybelle” from the shelves of some stores. And on Saturday, the vice president of the Kuwait Federation of Cooperative Societies, Khaled Al-Otaibi, told France Press that “60 cooperative societies have announced a boycott of 68 French products distributed in all Kuwait governorates.” Al-Otaibi said: “We have removed all French products, which are cheeses, creams and cosmetics, from the shelves of cooperative societies and returned them to the authorized agents of these brands in Kuwait.”
In turn, the head of the Federation of Travel Agencies, Muhammad Al-Mutairi, told France Press that “many travel agencies in Kuwait no longer offer booking services for flights to France or hotel reservations there due to the graphics offensive of the Prophet Muhammad. “
In Jordan, the opposition Islamic Action Front party urged citizens to boycott French products.
The Gulf countries, especially Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, constitute a growing market for the French food industries.
Source: French press agency
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