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Macron's clash with Islam and the hypocrisy of the French boycott

27 October 2020

3:59 AM

27 October 2020

3:59 AM

Emmanuel Macron’s staunch defence of the right to publish caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad proved popular in France. But now the president has a big fight on his hand abroad: French products have been removed from shops in Kuwait, Qatar and Jordan – and calls for a boycott are spreading.

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the latest to join in: today he urged Turks to stop buying French goods. In

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