Press review on Boycott of Danish products in the Arab countries. |
February 27th, 2006 |
The topic is a hot one: the boycott of Danish products by the Arab and Muslim world. Is this boycott a good idea? Is it useful? Is it the best way to protest? |
| The Proper Islamic Response to Danish Cartoons. Global Politician. |
| JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA. Protests, boycotts, street marches and shouting empty slogans would be of little help to confront the row that erupted after the publication of the defamatory cartoons, said a leading Dawah activist. According to him, the 'right response' should rather be to educate the Danes about Islam and Prophet Muhammad, whom they have insulted in their ignorance. Read more.. |
| Danish businesses feel the pain of Muslim boycotts. Consumer goods companies losing millions per day . AFP |
| COPENHAGEN: Danish businesses that have been targeted in Muslim countries owing to the publication of Islamic political cartoons now feel the pain of growing boycotts that they are struggling to circumvent. Denmark's companies are being singled out, especially in the Middle East, by consumers and businesses angry with the Scandinavian country where the daily newspaper Jyllands-Posten organized and published the offending caricatures. Read more... |
| Who is boycotting whom? Arab News. |
| The title of this article is an important question that we haven't asked. We have to consider this question. An economic newspaper stated recently that the income of one Danish man is equivalent to 40 Arabs. Is it true, like so many community and mosque leaders say, that the Danish economy relies heavily on the Arab market? Read more.. |
| Middle East: Boycott of Danish Goods "out of control". Asharq Alawsat (Saudi Arabia). |
| Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat - The boycott of Danish products in Saudi Arabia, following the publication of a series of drawings featuring Prophet Mohammed was out of control, according to major food distributors and shopping mall owners. In the three weeks since the boycott started, the network of relations between importers, manufacturers and supermarkets has reached a complete standstill. Read more... |
| Danish food sales collapse in Middle East. RTE (Ireland). |
| Supermarkets across the Middle East have removed Danish dairy food products from their shelves as a result of the conflict over cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad. Read more... |
| Danish food importer: Boycott hurting sales. Businessman says focus of anger is misplaced. The Daily Star (Lebanon). |
| BEIRUT: The sales of Danish food products dropped by 37 percent in the past week in Lebanon, mostly in Muslim areas, according to Jacque Kallassi of Arla Foods, a major importer of Danish goods. Read more... |
| Outcry prompts Danish food giant to ditch US$50m Saudi investment. Arabian Business (UAE). |
| ARLA Foods, Europe's second-largest dairy company, has scrapped plans for a US$50 million extension to its operations in Saudi Arabia. The Danish company had been finalising a deal to double the number of employees at its dairy in Riyadh, until last week's furore over a Danish newspaper's publication of offensive caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. Read more... |
| Danish goods stay off shelf. Khaleej Times (UAE). |
| DUBAI/SHARJAH — Leading supermarket chains have cleared their shelves of all Danish products and put up fliers within and outside their outlets assuring customers that they no longer stock Danish products. Read more... |
| The Boycott situation in the Middle East. Prochoix News. |
| Saudi Arabia: Denmark and the boycott were again mentioned in Friday prayers, but less prominently than last week. Neither Arla nor Arla brands were referred to. The boycott of Danish products continues. Staff are still out in the field and are receiving angry complaints from consumers. Read more... |