South Darfur governor calls for boycott of French, Danish goods
February 8, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The governor of South Darfur state, Adam Mahmoud Jar al-Nabi, called for a boycott on French and Danish goods because of cartoons published depicting Prophet Muhammad in these countries.
The gathering was to protest the issues of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo which featured these cartoons.
The French weekly was targeted by extremist militants last month in a shooting rampage that left 12 people dead.
The magazine’s first issue after the attack showed a caricature of prophet Mohamed on the cover, an act considered blasphemous by many Muslims.
In 2008, 17 Danish newspapers reprinted a cartoon showing Muhammad wearing a bomb-shaped turban, a gesture of solidarity after police in the Scandinavian country said they uncovered a plot to kill the cartoon’s artist.
Sudan was one of the nations where large protests were held against Denmark in 2006 when the cartoon and 11 others depicting Muhammad and Islam were first published.
Jar al-Nabi said that Muslims should boycott everything that is produced by countries that insult Muslims to harm their economies.
He stressed that the Islamic nation is on the lookout for them, noting that they are willing to sacrifice their lives to defend their faith and religion, adding that their response to those who insult Islam will be powerful.
He said that this rally sends a strong message from his state to the enemies of Islam and appealed to the Sufi sect to adhere to Shar’ia law and its morals and values and to reject everything that leads to dividing the Islamic nation.
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