22 January 2019

Muslims call for boycott of M&S toilet tissue as it has ‘Allah’ symbol on it

Muslims are calling for people to boycott M&S toilet tissue because it is allegedly embossed with the Arabic word for God. Footage taken by an unidentified man shows the Aloe Vera 3-ply toilet tissue with the indentation in question. Speaking on the video, the man urges his ‘brothers and sisters’ not to buy the £2.50 roll because ‘every toilet tissue has the name of Allah on it’. But Marks and Spencer have denied the claims, responding on Twitter to confirm the pattern is ‘categorically of an aloe vera leaf’.

The clip, which has been shared widely over the last few days, shows one roll taken out of the £2.50 pack and placed on the roof of a car. The man speaks over the video whilst zooming in on the Aloe Vera 3 ply toilet tissue. He said: ‘Recently I bought toilet tissue from Marks & Spencer and when I opened one of them, it has the name of Allah, as you can see. ‘So please brothers and sisters, prevent yourselves from buying this particular toilet tissue, or try boycott Marks & Spencers, because every toilet tissue has the name of Allah on it. [Metro.co.uk] Read more