01-31-2006, 11:45 PM
The boycott is working, but I still don't feel it's gone far enough.... it shouldn't stop, at least not yet. Danes are involved in a lot more than just dairy products....
I strongly believe this is going to be a very long term boycott, the level of racism in Denmark against Muslim is very high at all levels in the Dane society.
And I've never heard a more pathetic appology in my life, I wouldn't even call it an appology. The newspaper only added further insult with its half hearted appology.
The newspaper should have clearly stated that their "sole" intention was to insult Muslim and further add to the racial divide between Danes and Muslim in Denmark.
I should also add that "79% of the Danish population believe that no apology for the cartoons in Jyllands-Posten is due." http://www.arlafoods.com/APPL/HJ/HJ202CO...060028F056
NorWakerley firm hit by local boycott
The Danish-Swedish dairy giant Arla Foods says its sales in the Middle East have plummeted to zero as a result of a row over cartoons published in Denmark.
The firms said it had to lay off 100 people because of the fall in demand.
The row began when a Danish newspaper published a series of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, some of them depicting him as a terrorist.
Anger against Denmark is continuing to grow across the Middle East, despite an apology offered by the newspaper.
Arla Foods, one of Europe's biggest dairy companies, is being hardest hit by a boycott of Danish products across the region.
The company has annual sales of $480m there.
"Our sales in the Middle East have come to a complete stop - in all countries in the region," company spokeswoman Astrid Gade Niels told the BBC.
No government apology
At the weekend, Arla placed adverts in Middle-Eastern newspapers to try to dissociate itself from the caricatures.
The cartoons sparked outrage in the Muslim world, where depictions of the Prophet Muhammad or Allah are banned.
On Monday the newspaper that published the caricatures, Jyllands-Posten, said: "These cartoons were not in violation of Danish law but have irrefutably offended many Muslims, and for that we apologise."
The Danish Prime Minister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, welcomed the apology - but again defended the freedom of the press.
"The Danish government cannot apologise on behalf of a Danish newspaper... Independent media are not edited by the government," he said.
Besides boycotts, the backlash has also included diplomatic sanctions and militant threats.
The Danish foreign ministry advised against non-essential travel to Saudi localia and urged Danes to be cautious in other Muslim countries.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4666298.stm
I strongly believe this is going to be a very long term boycott, the level of racism in Denmark against Muslim is very high at all levels in the Dane society.
And I've never heard a more pathetic appology in my life, I wouldn't even call it an appology. The newspaper only added further insult with its half hearted appology.
The newspaper should have clearly stated that their "sole" intention was to insult Muslim and further add to the racial divide between Danes and Muslim in Denmark.
I should also add that "79% of the Danish population believe that no apology for the cartoons in Jyllands-Posten is due." http://www.arlafoods.com/APPL/HJ/HJ202CO...060028F056
NorWakerley firm hit by local boycott
The Danish-Swedish dairy giant Arla Foods says its sales in the Middle East have plummeted to zero as a result of a row over cartoons published in Denmark.
The firms said it had to lay off 100 people because of the fall in demand.
The row began when a Danish newspaper published a series of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, some of them depicting him as a terrorist.
Anger against Denmark is continuing to grow across the Middle East, despite an apology offered by the newspaper.
Arla Foods, one of Europe's biggest dairy companies, is being hardest hit by a boycott of Danish products across the region.
The company has annual sales of $480m there.
"Our sales in the Middle East have come to a complete stop - in all countries in the region," company spokeswoman Astrid Gade Niels told the BBC.
No government apology
At the weekend, Arla placed adverts in Middle-Eastern newspapers to try to dissociate itself from the caricatures.
The cartoons sparked outrage in the Muslim world, where depictions of the Prophet Muhammad or Allah are banned.
On Monday the newspaper that published the caricatures, Jyllands-Posten, said: "These cartoons were not in violation of Danish law but have irrefutably offended many Muslims, and for that we apologise."
The Danish Prime Minister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, welcomed the apology - but again defended the freedom of the press.
"The Danish government cannot apologise on behalf of a Danish newspaper... Independent media are not edited by the government," he said.
Besides boycotts, the backlash has also included diplomatic sanctions and militant threats.
The Danish foreign ministry advised against non-essential travel to Saudi localia and urged Danes to be cautious in other Muslim countries.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4666298.stm
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