 A consumer boycott was organised in Saudi Arabia , Kuwait , and other Middle Eastern countries against Denmark . On 5 March 2006 , Ayman al @-@ Zawahiri of Al @-@ Qaeda urged all Muslims to boycott not only Denmark , but also Norway , France , Germany and all others that have " insulted the Prophet Mohammed " by printing cartoons depicting him . Consumer goods companies were the most vulnerable to the boycott ; among companies heavily affected were Arla Foods , Novo Nordisk , and Danisco . Arla , Denmark 's biggest exporter to the Middle East , lost 10 million kroner ( 1 @.@ 6 million US dollars , 1 @.@ 3 million euros ) per day in the initial weeks of the boycott . Scandinavian tourism to Egypt fell by between 20 – 30 % in the first two months of 2006 . 
