Published 4 years ago

Middle East calls for boycott of French products after Macron’s comments

Summary by Hindustan Times

Macron’s comments to not “give up cartoons” came in response to the beheading of a teacher, Samuel Paty, outside his school in a suburb outside Paris earlier this month

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Times of India

Macron comments provoke Mideast ire, boycotts of French goods

Middle East News: Calls to boycott French goods are growing in the Arab world and beyond, after President Emmanuel Macron criticised Islamists and vowed not to "give up

4 years ago·India

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BBC News

France urges Arab nations to prevent boycotts over Macron's cartoons defence

President Macron's comments about "Islamist separatism" have angered some in the Muslim world.

4 years ago·United Kingdom

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Yahoo News

Morocco condemns publication of Prophet Mohammad cartoons: statement

Morocco's foreign ministry said on Sunday the continuing publication of "offensive" cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad is an act of provocation. French media published the caricatures of the Prophet, which were also projected on some buildings, after the beheading of a French professor by

4 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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News18 India

Kuwait Retail Co-ops Remove French Products Over Use of Prophet Cartoon in School Class

The non-governmental Union of Consumer Co-operative Societies, which groups more than 70 establishments, issued the boycott directive in an Oct. 23 circular.

4 years ago·India

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The Guardian

France urges end to boycott of French goods as Macron defends Muhammad cartoons

Appeal comes amid rising anger over Macron’s defence of Muhammad cartoonsFrance has appealed for foreign governments to stamp out calls by what it calls a “radical minority” for a boycott of French products after Emmanuel Macron’s public backing of the Muhammad caricatures.The appeal came as anger escalated across the Islamic world over the president’s remarks at a national tribute to the murdered high-school teacher Samuel Paty last week.Contin…

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Kuwait retail co-ops remove French products over Prophet cartoon

KUWAIT - Kuwait's retail co-ops have pulled French products in boycott over the use of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in a French school class on freedom of expression whose teacher was then beheaded by an Islamist. The non-governmental Union of Consumer Co-operative Societies, which groups more than 70 establishments, issued the boycott directive in an Oct. 23 circular. Several

4 years ago·United Kingdom

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