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Arabia
Boycott of Danish Goods Over Blasphemous Cartoons
2006-01-27
Abdullah Al-Othaim, executive president of Al-Othaim Holding Company, reaffirmed yesterday his companyÂ’s boycott of Danish products until that countryÂ’s largest daily apologizes for publishing 12 cartoons that mocked the Prophet Muhammad (PTUI peace be upon him).

Al-Othaim said that just as Denmark has freedom of the press, Muslims have freedom to buy or not to buy. The company is comprised of five subsidiaries (Al-Othaim Supermarket, Al-Othaim Mall, Entertainment, Training Center and Al-Othaim Commercial Group) and owns around 60 branches across the Kingdom. Al-OthaimÂ’s decision, which he says includes a boycott of any supplier that includes Danish products, may help to impact SR1.3 billion worth of exports to Saudi Arabia.
Oh, dear! What will Riyadh supermarkets do without plentiful Danish hams?
Posted by:Fred

#6  Pick up the slack. - Buy Danish!

Done and done! I found authentic Copenhagen brewed Tuborg at the store just the other day. Going to go and buy some more in just a few minutes. One of the finest lagers a body can pour down their neck.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-01-27 21:28  

#5  Prophet Muhammad (PTUI peace be upon him).

ROFLMAO! Consider it stolen.
Posted by: Xbalanke   2006-01-27 12:31  

#4  Only 10 lines or so in the Copenhagen Post. How do I subscribe to the Jyllands-Posten?

26.01.2006 Print article (IE & NS 4+)

Saudi Arabia has recalled its Danish ambassador in dissatisfaction with the government's reaction to the publication of drawings of the prophet Mohammed. Saudi Arabia recalled its ambassador in Denmark on Thursday in protest over the government's handling of what it calls the Danish press's 'insulting' of the prophet Mohammed.

'The Saudi Arabian government has recalled its ambassador for consultations on the basis of the Danish government's failure to take action against the country's newspapers regarding the insulting of the prophet Mohammed,' said a Saudi Arabian government spokesman.

Daily newspaper Jyllands-Posten printed 12 drawings of the prophet Mohammed in September as a way to challenge what it considered the intimidating tactics of fundamental Islamists.

Attempts to obtain further comment from the Saudi Arabian embassy in Copenhagen or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were unsuccessful.


Posted by: Besoeker   2006-01-27 09:11  

#3  Buy Danish!

I'd kill for a danish right about now.
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2006-01-27 08:04  

#2  We don't get Danish pork products (from memory the world's largest producer) here in Oz, but I am certainly doing my bit to increase aggregate demand for said products. Off to make a bacon sandwich. Yum!!!
Posted by: phil_b   2006-01-27 08:03  

#1  Pick up the slack.

Buy Danish!
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2006-01-27 06:46  

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