"Whoever kills an innocent person, it is as though he has killed all of mankind," tweeted London-based journalist Shehnaz Khan on Friday, quoting the Quran. Khan also included two hashtag with that messages: #TerrorismHasNoReligion and #NotInMyName.
Following the wave of terror attacks that killed 129 people in Paris last week, many Muslims and others around the world have revived the hashtag #NotInMyName to take a stand against the Islamic State and the extremism they preach.
ISIS has claimed responsibility for the coordinated attacks.
This is not Islam and these attackers do not follow the beliefs of any religion. The ideology of terrorists is hate. #paris #notinmyname
— Suhail Mohammed (@shadowwraiths) November 14, 2015
Getting over having to say #NotInMyName over and over again. FACT: these guys are a bunch of loons with a distorted perception of Islam.
— Tahmina Ansari (@TahminaAnsari) November 15, 2015
The hashtag #NotInMyName first gained prominence last September when the Active Change Foundation, a London-based organization that works to combat violence and extremism among youth, launched a campaign showing young British Muslims challenging ISIS.
This week, the foundation reiterated its message with a series of strongly-worded tweets.
Though hashtags like #MessageToISIS and #NotInMyName have been praised by many as a way to unify a horrified world, such messages have also been met with criticism.
Last September, for instance, the hashtag #MuslimApologies began trending at the same time as #NotInMyName. It was posted by social media users who argued that such messages were reductive or unnecessary, and could further propagate stereotypes. In recent days, #MuslimApologies has also experienced a revival on Twitter.
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