Some shops are using both names for the popular pastries Iranians wishing to buy Danish pastries will now have to ask for "Roses of the Prophet Muhammad". Bakeries across the capital, Tehran, are covering up signs advertising the pastries and replacing them with ones bearing the dessert's new name. The confectioners' union ordered the name change in retaliation for the publication of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in a Danish newspaper. The images have caused angry protests across the world. The union said that their decision was prompted by the "insults by Danish newspapers against the Prophet". 'Punishment' Danish pastries are very popular in Iran and not subject to a boycott affecting other Danish products as they are made locally. Ahmad Mahmoudi, a cake shop owner in Tehran, backed the move. This is a punishment for those who start misusing freedom of expression to insult the sanctities of Islam

Shop owner Ahmad Mahmoudi "This is a punishment for those who start misusing freedom of expression to insult the sanctities of Islam," he said. But others were less convinced. "I just want the sweet pastries. I have nothing to do with the name," shopper Zohreh Masoumi said. This is not the first time a popular snack has been hit by fallout from a political row. French fries and French toast were renamed "freedom fries" and "freedom toast" at cafeterias in the US House of Representatives in 2003, after France opposed the US-led invasion of Iraq.



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