First, the horrible:
Pakistani Taliban Attack on Peshawar School Leaves 145 Dead
but then the good–that humans treat other humans with respect. Remember that, after the attack on the World Trade Center in New York, Orthodox Jewish women went to the neighboring Arab community in Brooklyn and offered to shop for them if they were scared. Well, The Australians turned that gesture into a worldwide effort:
Australians started to tweet an anti-Islamophobia response that indicated that they would stand with their countrymen against any outbursts of hatred. #illridewithyou has gone viral in a worldwide effort.
#illridewithyou goes viral after Sydney siege |
Anti-Islamaphobia campaign trends globally in solidarity with Muslims after cafe standoff raised fears of reprisal. |