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Article 1: Boycott of Arla Foods in Middle East, a Danish company seling to Muslims
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Article 1: Boycott of Arla Foods in Middle East In September 2005, cartoons featuring caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad were published in Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten. The row erupted on the beginning of February when the cartoons were republished in a number of other European newspapers. Now the Muslim world is refusing to buy Danish goods in protest over the cartoons published in the Danish newspaper. Due to this boycott Arla is losing £1million a day. Arla has also sent home 170 employees across Denmark due to the impact of the reduced sales. In total so far, Arla foods say that the ongoing boycott in the Middle East has so far cost them between £40million and £50million. The Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten has apologized for any offence caused, but not for publishing the cartoon, and Denmark's Prime Minister has also tried to diffuse the crisis, but still sales of the Danish products have grounded to...
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