French President Emmanuel Macron said at a memorial event for the murdered history teacher that he would not abandon the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. Several Islamic countries, including Qatar, Turkey, Iran, Jordan and Kuwait, have called on their citizens to stop consuming French goods. Nearly 430 travel agencies in Kuwait have suspended flights to France.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) said that the words of certain French officials could damage relations between France and Muslims, according to the AFP news agency. Netizens in Turkey, Qatar, Iran, Jordan and Kuwait urged to stop buying French goods.
Two supermarkets in Qatar (Al-Meera et Souq al-Baladi) have removed French beauty products and cheeses from their shelves, according to AFP. Many chain stores have also removed the French st.dalfour St.-Dalfour natural jam from their shelves.
In addition, Qatar University announced on Twitter Friday that French Culture Week had been postponed due to a “deliberate attack on Islam and its symbols”.
An AFP correspondent reported that more than 60 Kuwaiti distributors have joined forces to remove the French brand from the shelves. Known kiri cheese
MiniBabybel strong cheddar cheese has been removed from the shelves.
Kuwait’s opposition party, the Islamic Action Front, has publicly called on people to stop buying French products.
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