Thousands Use #MuslimsAreNotTerrorist To Combat Islamophobia

MILAN, ITALY - NOVEMBER 14:  Muslim women hold a sign with a writing from the Coran during the service in the city centre on November 14, 2015 in Milan, Italy. In different cities there have been services to mourn the victims of attacks last night in Paris that left at least 120 people dead across the French capital. The Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the attacks that were carried out by at least eight terrorist.  (Photo by Awakening/Getty Images)

MILAN, ITALY – NOVEMBER 14: Muslim women hold a sign with a writing from the Coran during the service in the city centre on November 14, 2015 in Milan, Italy. In different cities there have been services to mourn the victims of attacks last night in Paris that left at least 120 people dead across the French capital. The Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the attacks that were carried out by at least eight terrorist. (Photo by Awakening/Getty Images)

Source: Huffington Post

By Reporter, The Huffington Post

Champions of religious pluralism around the world used #MuslimsAreNotTerrorist to refute the idea that Friday’s attacks in Paris reflect the views of most Muslims or mainstream interpretations of the Islamic faith. The hashtag was trending on Twitter on Saturday, with more than 267,000 mentions.

Many of the tweets are from Muslims, while others are from people in other communities opposed to generalizations about Islam and its practitioners. A similar message from a New York resident that was inspired by his conversation with a Muslim cab driver has gone viral on Twitter.

On Saturday, the Islamic State group took credit for the attacks that have killed at least 129 people, and vowed there would be more of them.

Here are some of the most memorable tweets using #MuslimsAreNotTerrorist: Go to Huffington Post for further view

Categories: Islamophobia

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