Muslim boycott of Danish products in 2006 cost companies millions. How much is at stake for France’s exports?
Muslims in several Islamic nations started campaigning on the weekend for the boycott of French goods after President Emmanuel Macron on Oct 21 defended the right to show caricatures of the Prophet Mohamed. Muslims consider any pictorial depictions of the Prophet as blasphemous.
President Macron’s comments came after the murder on Oct 16 of a French teacher who showed caricatures of the Prophet Mohamed during a class about free speech. The suspected murderer, 18-year-old Abdullakh Anzorov, was shot dead by French police on Oct 23. Anzorov was a Chechen who had lived in France since 2008.
Following a backlash from Muslims, President Macron tweeted on Oct 26: "We will not give in, ever. We respect all differences in a spirit of peace. We do not accept hate speech and defend reasonable debate. We will always be on the side of human dignity and universal values."
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