Tue 27 October 2020:
Saudi Arabia condemns any caricatures offending the Prophet Mohammed and rejects any attempts to link Islam with terrorism, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) cited an official source from the Kingdom’s foreign ministry as saying.
“The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia rejects any attempts to link Islam with terrorism and condemns the offensive cartoons of the Prophet of Guidance and the Messenger of Peace Mohammed bin Abdullah, may God bless him and grant him peace, or any of the messengers, peace be upon them,” the source said.
Saudi Arabia condemns all terrorist attacks and those responsible for them and rejects all practices and actions that incite hatred and violence, the source added, according to SPA.
Social media users in the Kingdom also called for a boycott of French supermarket retailer Carrefour on Sunday.
The statement comes amid rising controversy after the murder of a French teacher who had shown cartoons of the Prophet during a class about free speech.
Erdogan calls for boycott French goods
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called on Monday for Turks never to buy French goods, as he continued his sharp criticism of French leader Emmanuel Macron over his attitude towards Muslims.
“Just like they say ‘Don’t buy good with Turkish brands’ in France, I am calling to all my citizens from here to never help French brands or buy them,” Erdogan said.
In response, several Muslim countries, including Kuwait and Jordan, urged their citizens to boycott French products over the use of Prophet Mohammed in French cartoons, with retail co-ops in Kuwait pulling French products from their shelves.
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