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VIDEO. Caricatures of Muhammad: French products boycotted in the Middle East

2020-10-25T12:29:46.007Z


Calls to boycott French products are increasing in several countries in the Middle East, after the stir aroused by the president's remarks.


Emmanuel Macron promised not to "renounce the cartoons" of the Prophet Muhammad on Thursday during a tribute to Professor Samuel Paty, beheaded by an Islamist assailant after showing his 4th year students drawings of Muhammad.

Turkey, Iran, Jordan and even Kuwait denounced the publication of the Prophet's caricatures.

In Qatar, the distribution chains Al-Meera and Souq al-Baladi have announced that they will "withdraw" French products from stores until further notice.

In Kuwait, images showing Kiri and Babybel cheeses removed from the shelves of certain stores were relayed on social networks.

Calls to boycott French products have multiplied since Friday with the hashtag #boycottfranceproducts.

A list of French brands to be banned has been widely shared.

Source: leparis

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