Twitter is bringing us condemnations of the Paris attack from Muslim men and women. Will you listen?
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Following the brutal attack in Paris, Twitter is awash in brutal and far ranging critiques of multiculturalism, rampant anti-immigrant rhetoric and relentless doubling down on the binary East West cultural divides. Pretty much the story of the human race, take 4,308.
For a change of pace, I thought I would track some tweets that tell a different story. A story we would all do well to consider. If you think these people’s voices matter, retweet them.
@MarkGKirshner @JenLLM @RosieGray This Muslim girl will stand with you holding a pen up high! #NotInTheNameOfIslam #ParisAttack — Mona Sharkawy (@MonaShark) January 8, 2015
http://t.co/kHAsCgtxdQ the worst we can do is let fear of the fanatic minority poison against the moderate majority #NotInTheNameOfIslam — Gem (@gemwelsh6) January 8, 2015
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I’m sick and tired of others using my faith as an excuse for violence and hate,Enough is enough #CharlieHebdo #NotInthenameofIslam — سارة العتيبي (@sara_alotaiby) January 8, 2015
truely #NotInTheNameOfIslam those people are simply brainwashed, Unjustified actions 100% #CharlieHebdo pic.twitter.com/t80fyMGir9 — Abdelrahman Alhato (@AbdHato) January 7, 2015
As a Muslim, my heart is broken #parisattack #NotInMyName #NotInTheNameOfIslam My heart goes out to everyone who lost a loved one! — Mona Sharkawy (@MonaShark) January 7, 2015
To all MUSLIMS: you are not collectively guilty of the #CharlieHebdo attacks. No need to apologise. #NotInTheNameOfIslam #notallmuslims
— Abdul Mufeez Shaheed (@abdulmshaheed) January 8, 2015
As a Muslim I strongly condemn the attacks on #CharlieHebdo office. #NotInTheNameOfIslam #ParisShooting #JeNeSuisPasCharlie — Abdul Mufeez Shaheed (@abdulmshaheed) January 8, 2015
We strongly condemn the brutal attacks and the killings of the civilians in #CharlieHebdo. #NotInMyName #NotInTheNameOfIslam — Mohamed Husein Qadri (@MHuseinQadri) January 7, 2015
What they did was #NotInTheNameOfIslam — Nuut. (@TANGOUIA) January 7, 2015
Don’t use religion 2 justify your acts! #NotInTheNameOfIslam pic.twitter.com/y5KwyO5FS9 — Brahimusic (@Brahimusic) January 7, 2015
If you don’t make a distinction between peaceful #Muslims and #ParisShooting terrorists, you are doing EXACTLY what these #terrorists want.
— Mark Greene (@megaSAHD) January 8, 2015
As a Muslim, I remember this verse from the Holy Quran when someone insults my religion #NotInTheNameOfIslam pic.twitter.com/Bp3MO7frYH — M. Talha Gokmen (@MTalhaGokmen) January 7, 2015
No one who loves the Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) from the depths of their heart can be driven to harm a fellow human #NotInTheNameOfIslam — AMYA Baitun Noor (@MKABaitunNoor) January 7, 2015
Paris cop killed by terrorists was Muslim. #NotInTheNameOfIslam http://t.co/5m4r2tw7KZ — Mark Greene (@megaSAHD) January 8, 2015
All I want is to take back my religion from those who degrade it with those disgusting behaviors. #NotInMyName #NotInTheNameOfIslam — Marwaa (@Simply_Marwaa) January 7, 2015
i can see the tears in prophet Muhammad eyes for what happened today. it’s a really sad day for humanity, #CharlieHebdo #NotInTheNameOfIslam — سارة العتيبي (@sara_alotaiby) January 8, 2015
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At times like we don’t need backlash against Muslims or Islam; we need backlash against terrorists and terrorism and extremism; against violence and the violent. The common denominator isn’t religion, or ‘a religion’- it’s violence & hatred: Rationalized, justified, and sanctified through the perversion of (not the legitimate expression of) religion. That’s the difference. What clearer demarcation could there be; between good people, who live their faith as a faith with peace, introspection, compassion, and tolerance- between them, and those few others who, conversely, would gladly violate all tenets of it; by presuming to murder and commit acts… Read more »
All good points, but I feel you are underestimating the impact of dogma within a society. This religion happens to be under the spotlight now, but in a different time and place, it would be another, or another, or another. The weakness is irrational thoughts and ideas. These are prone to manipulations and distortions. These are called religions/politics/cultural customs/ etc
Point well taken- the appeal & impact of dogma shouldn’t be discounted. But can something as ephemeral and intangible as faith & religion ever be wholly and completely wedded to pure rationality, and hence, divorced from all danger of dogma or manipulation? Isn’t ‘rationality’, to some degree anyway, a relative state of mind? Individually, faith can’t exist without some measure of doubt; otherwise, it’s not really faith. In any case, I think it’s the moments of doubt, ambivalence, ambiguity, and skepticism that lead moments of introspection and re-examination (and hopefully, rationality as well).
I don’t agree that religion is intangible and ephemeral with regards to held beliefs.
I would like to direct you to page 55 of the document below, from a survey conducted by Pew, on religious beliefs on apostasy. These numbers are shocking to say the least and the held beliefs that drive the survey data cannot be dismissed with a #notallbelievers
http://www.pewforum.org/files/2013/04/worlds-muslims-religion-politics-society-full-report.pdf
Very enlightening- thank you for the link.