Arabian Business reports that a Qatari daily, Al Sharq, is calling for the boycott of Danish products following the reprinting of cartoons of the prophet Mohammed.

Apperantly, the Arabic daily Al Sharq has been overwhelmed by telephone calls and emails from its readers who want a boycott of Danish products, and their comments will be published daily in our pages.

The newspaper is also urging readers to sign an online petition demanding the removal of the cartoons from the Wikipedia website.

And in Jordan at least 18 media outlets have said they will campaign to protest against the “attempts to distort Islam’s images”, while Egypt said it had banned the sale of four international newspapers over the pictures.

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AME Info reports that Qatar has begun development of a new Islamic satellite channel that will aim to offset the growth of religious channels that are believed to spread sectarian strife among Muslims.

The Organisation of the Islamic Countries is promoting the initiative, which will focus on the true values of the religion rather than propagate division between Sunnis and Shiites.