France has urged Middle Eastern countries to end calls for a boycott of its goods in protest at President Emmanuel Macron's defence of the right to show cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
The president said the teacher, Samuel Paty, "was killed because Islamists want our future", but France would "not give up our cartoons".Depictions of the Prophet Muhammad can cause serious offence to Muslims because Islamic tradition explicitly forbids images of Muhammad and Allah . On Sunday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggested, for a second time, that Mr Macron should seek "mental checks" for his views on Islam.Some supermarket shelves had been stripped of French products in Jordan, Qatar and Kuwait by Sunday. French-made hair and beauty items, for example, were not on display.The non-governmental Union of Consumer Co-operative Societies said it had issued the directive in response to "repeated insults" against the Prophet Muhammad.
A hashtag calling for the boycott of French supermarket chain Carrefour was the second-most trending topic in Saudi Arabia, the Arab world's largest economy.
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This should not be linked to religion which always political & criminal mind tend too. If an activity has happened it could have been sat discussed & come to a conclusion. Why go take direct step of beheading? There is no question of hatred we r all human should not forget it.
Sadly what macron did was totally the result of ignorance. Go and educate yourself first ShameOnYouMacro
What's ridiculous about those boycotts is that they never called to boycott Chinese products for the persecution and internment in concentration camps of muslims in China. They're hypocrits.
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The day they stop decapitating 'Infidels', maybe something will be done.
Meh France will get over it.... religious nuts will continue having tantrums over their fake religious beliefs forever.
France - you cannot have your cake and eat it. You have your right to freedom of speech - the other side also has its right to put in measures to react (peacefully of course) - or do Muslims just have to shut up and take it.
I hold no brief for Macron, but in this instance he is absolutely right. Many muslims hate our freedoms and will use terrorism to impose their will on us.
France in Algeria. 1960s
Let's hope the muslim world doesn't turn its tap oil off !! Otherwise we are in real shit.
Should never have brought those people in. They will not integrate.
For those questioning, we as Muslims condemn the disgusting beheading of the teacher, as we don't consider this act to be a Muslim act what so ever. But since Macron is ok with Mocking the prophet, is it also ok in France to Mock the Jews? The Holocaust? The LGBT?
Yet in the UK recently an Islamist man climbed a church and pulled down the Cross, in broad daylight. Hardly a mention. No reprisals. Respect God in all his forms.
Arabs VS religions ( isalm) really Some people need to do soem meaningful reading and learn tge difference. poorignorants
France to stand strong and fight like china .
U can't do voilence ,they always do it in other muslim countries.i love what china does.
All religions most be respected and no matter which one.. France it's ben provoking muslims says Charlie ebdo start this movie
Meanwhile Arab silence about the Chinese concentration camps with a million Muslims undergoing 'education'
icashmir Mr Mark Zuckerberg! I, as citizen of Pakistan and user of the Facebook , endorse PM ImranKhanPTI’s letter to you to ban Islamophobia like your social media website has banned questioning or criticising the holocaust. Copy & repost if u agree!
Ho, ho, ho. Good luck with that!
We will keep boycotting french trash boycottfrance
IMO, Macron shouldn't let the bastards grind him down. evil cannot triumph over free speech, we live in a democracy if they don't like it then go!
France need not worry about any boycott. India welcomes you. World's 5th largest economy is more than enough to compensate for the losses you are incurring. Long Live India-France Friendship. ISupportFranceProducts IndiaWithFrance
Its a liberal country who can't accept this better off back to Saudi
You can't piss off millions of people and then expect them to still support you economically 🤷♂️
Who cares about the Arab's.
I’m not religious but respect those who are. Would Macron be OK & vocal about mocking respected aspects of the Jewish or Hindu religion too? I think that’s the key question.
Europeans should boycott a country that tramples on free speech, imprisons journalists & teachers, is homophobic, intolerant of other faiths, persecutes the Kurds, threatens Greece & blackmails the EU by threatening to release the young, fighting age migrants into EU for money.
Let me get this straight. Muslims condemn Macron standing up for liberalism, but not for the vicious beheading of a teacher by a member of their religion? Is there still any doubt that Islam is incompatible with Western freedoms?
Islamophobia is an issue, but it should be treated separate to religious extremism. Freedom of speech allows people to say that they're offended as much as it allows people to offend, but there is no right to kill people you don't agree with.
Can we boycott French goods if we don’t get a deal with the EU?
France enjoy the results of your deeds.
Islam is definitely a middle age religion, dangerous for the world peace. We should stop them coming to Europe.
Great, now let's boycott these arabe nations, send them back their citizens.
It’s a cartoon, stop being so f’ing sensitive 🙄 it’s certainly not worth killing people for. Stuck in the bloody dark ages!!
Ah, islam the religion of peace. The only religion that has suicide bombers and promotes violence. A religion invented by a pedophile name Mohammed. A religion afraid of criticism can only be a cult and it’s time the planet banshed this cult to the dark ages where it belongs
I get Freedom Of Speech and all that, but what is it with France and their obsession with this cartoons? Why bother?
Not long now Ans the Knight Templar will arise and push the muslims back to where they belong in the desert like as happened for centuries
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icashmir Most of the Arab nations are spineless. They wont mind French disrespect to muslims..
French President is hand made. It is test tube baby made by establishment. Macron is not an elected on he is selected by authority
France President is a selected one No background or what so ever. We know all about him
The entire west should stand against Islam. Let’s put our morals and safety over our greed.
Delighted to see them upset over it.
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Why does everybody get so offended about everything nowadays. I understand how Muslims feel, but at the same time you can’t tell someone how to think or inflick your ideology on them.
I don't think these Arab dictators have guts to stand against the West.
A country that still lives on the colonial taxes has no other option but to beg
Everyone should respect sentiments of all religions, Violence is not supported by any cost
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Being an ex Muslim, please Europe and the rest of none Muslim world do not listen to the extremist Muslims. There is a reason your culture is the light of the world. Do not let religious dogma corrupt your vision for the future. Human rights does not exist in Islamic countries.
《French teacher beheaded. A tragic incident. It all started with Freedom of Speech?》 [Why Freedom of Speech can be distasteful to the Chinese?]
French wine is back on my shopping list
Religion of peace 😅
It’s strange that only 70 years ago the French were still occupying and enslaving Africa. Now they want to be pals. 😆
Freedom works both ways Macron!!
Yes and we will keep the boycotts 👍🏼
They shouldn’t be killing people with machetes, they should use drones like civilised people. Kids in school buses not grown men.
Whether ur a muslim or not. the fact of macron’s stupidity is undeniable how can a president accelerates the hate speech against innocent people living within his society? Especially under the current tension of the Islamist / far right / migrants! He wants to burn 🇫🇷 down
Thought then west didn't negotiate with terrorist?
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Come on France man up we are standing with you, it not acetable our teachers get kill because they are radical
Funny old world
Macron will be off the BBC's Christmas list. Remember when you loved him BBC? Getting ready to drop your 1.45am orange man bad story?
The day we no longer need oil or that the arab states run out of it will be glorious.
Ironic. How can you promote the freedom of expression, while you don’t respect the expression of others.
Macron's govt will apologies soon, because they won't get money if arab will boycott
No, it should prevent it’s mentally disturbed leader provoking and insulting Muslims
The same Arab nations that don’t have a problem with China committing genocide on Muslims?
UN will always sleep
As muslim we condemn the teacher murder in Paris, as it’s crime. But what Macron said it’s another crime, freedom speech shouldn’t abuse other people. Respect what they want to wear and their religious beliefs ,etc. That’s what is real freedom! Not encouraging the hate speech
how are all these religious country's simply ignoring the fact that some 'muslim' extremists k!lled a teacher over some controversial remarks is killing ok if it's blasphemy plus the magazine that showed the caricature they do it with every religion
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By all means boycott their goods so they can boycott your people from arriving.
Interesting ...France is part of the European Union will they reply in kind and Boycott those Arab countrys products . a lot of support for the beheading of the Teacher...could they just not let God judge him if they are so religious & belive he was wrong.
There is an old ArabSaying : 'Never trust the Arabs'
How on earth these idiots can getaway with this kind of blackmail!! Why why they must be different why they can’t accept criticism how on earth they justified killing a teacher!! And act like that the world need to act they need to change
They can boycott as much as they want. In our culture we allow free press. If you dont like it dont come to Europe. It is simple.
Macron has been stirring up religious tension in France for the last few weeks... Until finally a teacher was killed. He has blood on his hands.
Needless aggravation. That could cost more people their lives in a worse case scenario.
Sky fairies, what a pile of dogshit
Carrefour closure in Arab lands?
The Arab nations are simply cowardly, posturing hypocrites. Why have they completely ignored China’s mass incarceration & torture of Uighur Muslims? Why did none of the GCC countries take any Syrian refugees? What happened to the “ummah”? Just talk to provoke & subjugate Muslims.
Same BBC endlesly promoted islam
If you're offended by a cartoon, then you're a joke and above all else, weak. If you think a cartoon justifies violence, well, bad tikes are ahead for you. You should probably consider the recent past and how angry religious folk have faired...
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Imagine being offended by a cartoon.🙄
Sorry mates, too late. I hope they will boycott french everything for a while at least till that dumb Macron learns how to respect people from different backgrounds boycottfranceproducts
I'm Siné. For years I worked as a stylist for Charlie-Hebdo magazine. In 2009,I drew a cartoon showing Sarkozy's son converting to Judaism for financial reasons. Charlie Hebdo magazine asked me to apologize and I refused. Charlie-Hebdo magazine fired me for satirising Judaism.
Macron's response has been encouraging - much better than the pretending there's no problem or encouraging people to sing 'don't look back in anger'.
No human was harmed in the making of this offensive remark. So grow up and build a bridge
Let them highlight their support for maniacs, at least it will help us to pick our trading partners with full knowledge of their stupidity.
I think macrons an idiot but im with him on this. Shame the rest of the EU leaders dont back him up
None of them have guts to stand up to China.
Hopefully they will do the same with Chinese products after what happened to the Uighurs!
'But state secularism - or laïcité - is central to France's national identity. Curbing freedom of expression to protect the feelings of one particular community, the state says, undermines unity.' Based on this logic, can one make a cartoon about, let's say, deny the Holocaust?
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Boycott France goods ALL majority Muslim countries!!
Why?
That is Islam for you, trying to impose censorship around even though most of the world see that Muhammed slave owning bloke as a false prophet.
Interesting how cartoons are more offensive than someone being beheaded!
I'll be buying more french stuff in solidarity with them.
I have seen pictures on the Laptop from hell. It was aided in Australia, but not mentioned by the BBC, Sky or LBC.Totally dysfunctional BIDEN family! Biden should just step down from the presidential race
hopefully france will kick all the muzzas out,they've destroyed a beautiful country
Jesus Christ didn't come into this World to condemn it but to save it from Eternal Damnation in HELL forever seperated from God. Repent and receive Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and saviour and believe that God raised him from the dead and you will be saved Amen
At least Macron has the balls to stand up and speak out against these 'peaceful' recriminations
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Macron a shameless person.
No we shall continue
'Islamophobia', blah, blah, blah. Don't give in to the bigoted, ideologically-driven Muslims, Macron. Make a stand for common sense and freedom of thought and expression, and perhaps the UK will follow you.
It is only a message .. This arrogant world should respect our symbols, greats and leaders .. We do not want anything from you but peace .. Freedom and justice does not mean mocking the religious and historical beliefs of others and the heavenly prophets
Will they boycott China over the Uyghurs Muslims
Freedom of speech, freedom of capitalist investment. All good.
This boycottfranceproducts boycottfrance shall never stop until France EmmanuelMacron apologise in public and take down the anti-Islamic cartoons. The whole world has condemned France and Macron on this disgraceful action. All religions of world stand with Muslims on this.
These religious nutters are insane.
Yes, women have been 2nd class citizens for yrs but I'm sure they will get over a cartoon
they a right to do so untill he apologises boycottfranceproducts
Will they boycott China over the Uighur Muslims?
Hopefully they won’t pay respect to the plea of a leader who chose to disrespect their religion. I have no religion but Macron’s actions were blatant bigotry.
Dear murderous religious groups please don't be offended by the rational folk and buy our goods.
What did macron say?
Maybe other democratic countries should stand shoulder to shoulder with France. Normal folk shouldn't be murdered because there are folk who believe in mystical imaginary beings...
I hope the Arab nation do take the right course of action and Boycott France goods - Macron humiliated the Muslims. If Arab nation don’t the public will react in there countries they have take firm stance against Macron islamophobia.
I'll buy some extra French stuff to make up for it.
The prophet's will take a nose dive
It has angered whole Muslim world. There are some rulers who don't speak openly but over 1 billion Muslims condemn this joker named Macron. Every Muslim country should have kicked out French Ambassadors by now.
What happened to free speech and freedom of expression ? Arab Nations are choosing to use their freedom of expression to boycott French goods is that not what Macron wanted , a defense of free speech ?
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