Muslim Dutch Boycott Criticisms and Concerns


1. It is an unjust way to make our anger known

When looking at the response to the cartoon protest I would argue that boycotting goods is an excellent example of a dignified, non-violent protest that can make the average Muslim feel that they are making their feelings known. You need to remember that violent protests across the Muslim world resulted in over 100 deaths - usually due to police firing on protesters.

Also, in your comments section Tim (is that Neurocentric Tim??) wonders if the boycott is against the Sunnah. Let me assure him that it isn’t against the Sunnah. In fact, anyone who is vaguely familiar with the Sunnah of conflict would know that the initial impetus for the first battle in Islam, the Battle of Badr was solely to interrupt trade. Many of the arguments against calls for economic boycott on the web were constructed by Israeli research teams to convince Muslims to continue to purchase products from companies who support the Zionist state. Also you should know that it was the threat of economic boycott that prevented the media in Britain from publishing the cartoons.

2. It hit a target largely unrelated to the offensive cartoons

I agree that there is no effective way for Muslims outside Denmark to boycott the Danish media and the newspaper Jyllands-Posten specifically. However, part of the problem was the complete lack of interest from the Danish government to even try and understand why we were so angry.

Perhaps you have forgotten that one month after the cartoons were published (and 2 months before any boycott was even mentioned) the Danish PM Anders Fogh Rasmussen refused to meet with a delegation of 10 ambassadors from various Muslim countries. This brusque, discourteous approach to Muslims was almost as annoying as the cartoons.

3. The boycott had no effect on Denmark except perhaps an anti-Muslim backlash

I disagree. Denmark was a country with a strong anti-Muslim sentiment before the cartoon protest due to an influx of immigrants from the Middle East in the 1980-90s which resulted in strict new immigration laws being passed in 2001 and the rise of such low-lifes as Pim Fortuyn. This anti-Muslim sentiment remains the same after the cartoons. The only difference is that the government of Denmark seems more aware that it is unwise to treat Muslims in such a churlish and offhand way as they did at the start of the cartoon protest. The protest and boycott has caused Denmark to embark on an expensive PR drive in the Muslim world to redress the damage.

4. You mention Pim Fortuyn in the same sentence as Theo Van Gogh, alluding to a link between their murders

I think this is a little slip up on your part as I am sure you remember that Pim Fortuyn was murdered by Volkert van der Graaf - an animal rights protester.

5. You wonder which products to boycott from the Netherlands

This was never a problem with the Danish cartoon boycott as anyone who has travelled to the Middle East and South Asia probably has noticed the supermarket shelves heave with Danish dairy products, etc.

The Netherlands doesn’t export as much food to the Muslim world as they have an economy that mainly relies on its private sector to prop it up so in this sense if certain companies were boycotted by Muslim governments this would cause the Netherlands to feel the pinch quite badly. The main companies that immediately spring to mind are Royal Dutch Shell, TNT, Philips, Unilever and DSM (I hope all Muslims are already boycotting Heineken!!). One can image the fall out if the OPEC states decided to implement some sort of restriction in their trade with Royal Dutch Shell.

6. You mention that there was no boycott after the French hijab ban

At last, something that we can agree upon!

It saddens and disgusts me to this day that this assault on the personal dignity of our sisters in France seemed to occur whilst Muslims were napping. May Allah forgive all of us for this and I hope and pray that this outrage is never repeated again.

I do, however, take issue with the tone of the last two paragraphs of your article that seem to imply (and forgive me if I misconstrue your meaning) that "real" issues (e.g. the French hijab ban) are more important than insults against the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). I completely disagree. Both issues are important and we should not be shamed into forgetting our duty to love our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) more than our own selves. Please reflect on this Bukhari hadith (which I am sure you already know, but it is a good reminder for us both):

It is related from Anas ibn Malik (ra) who said that "The Messenger of Allah (saw) said 'None of you will believe until he loves me more than his parents, children and all the people.'"

This sort of love is completely incomprehensible to most non-Muslims. Even our natural allies - the liberal, left-leaning middle classes who would happily protest the Iraq war and argue against any hijab ban - look a bit uneasy when this depth of feeling is mentioned. This, however, should not shame us into silence but alternatively it should not provoke us to violent, unjust actions. I feel that Muslims flexing their consumer muscle is a perfect way to defend ourselves in this consumerist society.

Source:http://ummahpulse.com

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