Muslims Call for French Goods Boycott to Protest Muhammad Cartoons

Muslims Call for French Goods Boycott to Protest Muhammad Cartoons
A youth holds a photograph of France's President Emmanuel Macron, stamped with a shoe mark, during a protest against France in Istanbul, Turkey, on Oct. 25, 2020. Emrah Gurel/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Muslims in the Middle East and beyond on Monday broadened their calls for boycotts of French products and protests, as a clash over depictions of the Prophet Muhammad and the limits of free speech intensified.

Pakistan traders hold a banner with a defaced picture of French President Emmanuel Macron during a protest against the publishing of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Oct. 26, 2020. (Muhammad Sajjad/AP Photo)
Pakistan traders hold a banner with a defaced picture of French President Emmanuel Macron during a protest against the publishing of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Oct. 26, 2020. Muhammad Sajjad/AP Photo