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Home»News»France begs for end of international boycott over Macron’s Islamophobic comments

France begs for end of international boycott over Macron’s Islamophobic comments

News 26/10/20204 Comments5 Mins ReadBy Ahmad Jomaa
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Several Arab companies have recently withdrawn French products from their stores and supermarkets in response to statements made by French President Emmanuel Macron. Macron defended satirical publications for sharing offensive caricatures against the Prophet Muhammad (sall Allāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam).

In solidarity with the teacher beheaded for showing the images (some of which contained nudity) to his young students, some government institutions projected the cartoons onto the side of their buildings,[1] effectively making the Islamophobic cartoons an official stance.

Macron’s comments and the response of the French government has led to a social media campaign calling for the boycott of French products from supermarkets in Muslim countries. On Sunday, the French foreign ministry urged Arab countries not to take part in the boycott.

Hashtags such as #BoycottFrenchProducts and #الا_رسول_الله (‘anyone but the Prophet’) trended across Muslim countries, including Kuwait, Qatar, Palestine, Egypt, Algeria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey.


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Political leaders in Turkey and Pakistan have criticized Macron, accusing him of not respecting “freedom of belief”[2] and marginalising millions of Muslims in France while offending over a billion Muslims globally.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called out Macron for the French government’s Islamophobic stance, questioning his sanity. “Macron needs mental treatment,” Erdoğan said, “What else can one say about a head of state who treats millions of members from different faith groups this way? First of all, have a mental check.” [3]

Erdoğan’s statement led to the recalling of the French ambassador from Turkey.[4] However, the French government’s stance proved to be an own-goal as a number of countries in the Gulf joined in boycotting French products.

In Kuwait, the Al Naeem Cooperative Society decided to boycott all French products by removing them from supermarket shelves. The Dahiyat al-Thuhr association took the same step, saying: “Based on the position of French President Emmanuel Macron and his support for the offensive cartoons against our beloved Prophet, we decided to remove all French products from the market and branches until further notice.” [5]

In Qatar, the Wajbah Dairy company joined the boycott of French products and promised to offer customers alternatives. Al Meera Consumer Goods Company, announced on Twitter:

“We have immediately withdrawn French products from our shelves until further notice … We affirm that as a national company, we work according to a vision consistent with our true religion, our established customs and traditions, and in a way that serves our country and our faith and meets the aspirations of our customers.”

Qatar University also joined the campaign by postponing a French Cultural Week event indefinitely in response to the “deliberate abuse of Islam and its symbols.”

On Twitter, the university said that any prejudice against Islamic belief, sanctities, and symbols is “totally unacceptable, as these offences harm universal human values and the highest moral principles held in high regard by contemporary societies.”[6]

The Gulf Cooperation Council condemned the French president’s statements as “irresponsible” and aimed at spreading a culture of hatred.

Earlier this month, Macron pledged to fight against “Islamist separatism”,[7] which he said was threatening to take over Muslim communities in France.

Macron also described Islam as a religion “in crisis”[8] while defending the publication of Islamophobic anti-Islam caricatures and announcing new laws to govern and regulate Islam in France.

These new measures will be presented by Macron’s government in December to strengthen a 1905 French law which, in a twist of irony, was originally meant to separate church from state.

On Sunday, France urged Arab countries to stop the boycott of French products.

In a statement, the French foreign ministry said: “These calls for boycott are baseless and should stop immediately, as well as all attacks against our country, which are being pushed by a radical minority.”[9]

The statement added that diplomats were asking countries where boycotts were being organised not to back them.

“In numerous countries of the Middle East, calls to boycott French products…and more generally, calls to demonstrate against France, in sometimes hateful terms, have been relayed on social media,” the French foreign ministry said. It added that such calls “denature” France’s positions on freedom of expression and conscience.[10]

However, Macron’s stance has remained unrepentant.

In a shamble of a tweet, the French president persisted on his stance, writing: “We will not give in, ever.” In spite of taking a firm stance with the hate-inciting material, Macron added: “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.”[11]

Macron’s contradictory stance comes at the expense of his nation’s international standing. Yet as the international reputation and trade relations of France fall apart, it seems that Erdoğan’s recommendation of a health check may be in Macron’s best interests.

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Notes:

[1] https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/charlie-hebdo-muhammad-cartoons-projected-onto-government-buildings-in-defiance-of-islamist-terrorists/ar-BB1aiCVM

[2] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54683738

[3] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/25/france-recalls-ambassador-to-turkey-after-erdogan-questions-macrons-mental-state

[4] https://www.ft.com/content/c9c0b461-e7c4-4dc8-ae4b-6a4918252b4d

[5] aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/25/social-meboycott-french-products-online-against-macrons-islam

[6] https://twitter.com/QatarUniversity/status/1319700093893828609

[7] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/9/4/macron-decries-islamic-separatism-defends-right-to-blaspheme

[8] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/2/macron-announces-new-plan-to-regulate-islam-in-france

[9] https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20201025-france-calls-on-arab-countries-to-stop-boycott-of-french-products

[10] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/france-erdogan-macron-turkey-boycott-update-b1338170.html

[11] https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/1320419059016617985

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4 Comments

  1. Reza Nasrullah on 28/10/2020 11:48 am

    I see some YouTube videos narrating the recently released French woman from Mali kidnapping, namely Sophie Petronin converted to Islam and she send a letter to French president. Ia there anyone who can confirm those narartives?

    Reply
  2. Anonymous on 28/10/2020 12:32 am

    AHAHahaha COPE. We dont give a s*** about your countries. PLEASE BOYCOT US! Lol you pathetic r******. We should sell to israel and india and all your enemies. Based Israel. We support them.

    Reply
    • The Truth on 28/10/2020 5:07 pm

      Go ahead loser. Sell to whoever you want. I am not sure why people buy French anyway. Plus aren’t you already selling to India and Israel?

      Reply
  3. haha on 27/10/2020 2:27 am

    they deserve it

    Reply

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