Submitted by rasha.ahmed@uco... on Wed, 02/01/2006 - 8:14am
You all know about the cartoons published in the Danish magazine that show disrespect to the prophet Muhammed pbuh. We need to take action.
Come prepared with ideas about what to do. We already have some letters prepared that we plan to send to embassies, grocery stores and other concerned organizations

can you post the list of danish products we are boycotting?
It is not only Denmark. There is a long list of countries of the EU that enjoined the attack on the Prophet Salla Allahu Alaihi wa Sallam. Norway, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the list continues to grow. I think that the EU must pass laws that forbid insulting the religion of Islam similar to the laws against anti-semitism.
Nevertheless, I think we have to continue to boycott Danish products and possible other European products until Europeans understand the difference between free speech and hate speach. The boycott should go on until there is a guarantee that no more insults can go unpunished.
Saleh
sooo what are the products we are boycotting? is there a list?
Following is a translation of a message that I received in Arabic and found very useful. May Allah guide us with His Wisdom.
All praise to Allah, Lord of the Worlds, and mercy and peace be on the most honorable of the messengers.
Following are some checkpoints for those of us who can't bear to see the messenger of Allah, peace and mercy of Allah be upon him, insulted. I pray to Allah that they be useful.
I generally agree with the points made above, but would like to stress the condemnation of violence and harm against innocent Dansih or other European citizens. In addition to what has been said in point 8, at the onset of a boycott, the goods have already been imported are perfectly valid for consumption. But end-customers have very little ability to identify which item was imported before- and which was imported after the boycott started. I think that here comes the role of governments. Governments should handle such cases with proper labeling or distribution of goods already in stock. That's if governments are ready to do anything!
Point 11 mentioned how this incidence should be used to improve the following of the teachings of the Prophet PBUH in Muslim communities. It has to be added that Muslims should use this incidence to open dialouges with non-Muslims who must be wondering now about the reality of the Prophet PBUH and the reality of Islam. In my view, this is another unique opportunity to spread the truth. The following link is a great start. http://www.islamonline.net/english/introducingislam/topic04.shtml
Another comment on point 12. Boycotting Denmark already sent a very strong message to all other EU countries and the world. I hope that this peaceful boycott will teach impolite countries to behave themselves and respect Muslim feelings.
Saleh