Danish dairy company Arla in good graces with Saudi clerics

The boycott of Danish goods in Saudi Arabia over the Muhammad cartoons continues, except for Arla Foods, a Danish dairy products firm, the Arab News is reporting today.

Yes, they caved in to the imams.

Their move reminds me of the apocryphal quote attributed to Lenin:

The capitalists will sell us the rope with which to hang them.

From the Arab News article:

Products of the Danish dairy conglomerate Arla Foods, maker of the popular Lurpak brand butter, will be back on the supermarket shelves in Saudi Arabia from tomorrow. Abdullah Al-Othaim, chairman of Al-Othaim Group, and Abdulaziz Al-Munajem, general manager of A.A. Almunajem Sons Co., made the announcement at a crowded press conference here yesterday.

It continues...

Arla Foods had issued an apology to Muslims worldwide as the company is based in the country where the newspaper is published. It has also pledged to disseminate awareness about Islam and make donations to charity groups.

Charities? Uh oh. Charities in Saudi Arabia are a little bit different than their Western counterparts, as you'll read here.

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