Erin Seils and Katie Hunter |
With the recent events occurring in Paris, social media has played a vital role in educating the public regarding the attacks. It has allowed other members of the public, to express how they feel about the recent occurrence. Those of the muslim faith have taken to social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter with the #notinmyname campaign.
The ‘not in my name’ hashtag has been trending worldwide recently. Muslims from around the world have been expressing their views on what IS (Islamic State) say are their reasons for carrying out these attacks. Muslims are saying that IS are bending the rules in order to condone their atrocities.
“I don’t see ISIS as Muslim. I see terrorists when I look at ISIS,” Philistine Ayad, a Muslim feminist, told CNN. “To me, terror knows no religion. They are picking and choosing aspects of the religion and twisting and distorting them in order to justify their actions that are unjustifiable.”
Many Facebook users have shown their support towards the victims of the Paris Attacks by temporarily adding a French flag filter to their profile pictures.
Snapchat added a French filter saying the words “Des prières pour Paris” meaning pray for Paris. The #prayforParis has also been seen over the past week on Facebook and Instagram where people shared their condolences for those affected by the attacks.
Pictures of famous monuments throughout the world, lit up in the colours of the French flag, have been shared through social media. As the lights went off in Paris, many countries around the world switched them on in red, white and blue to show their respect and support towards the victims of this tragedy.
