Australians Use #IllRideWithYou Hashtag in Solidarity With Muslims During Sydney SiegeA bid to preve

Australians Use #IllRideWithYou Hashtag in Solidarity With Muslims During Sydney SiegeA bid to prevent an anti-Muslim backlashEven as tensions remained high in the midst of a hostage siege in Sydney on Monday, some Australians were taking to social media to ensure local Muslims feel safe from potential backlash.It wasn’t immediately clear what the motive was of a gunman who took hostages in a local cafe, but a black and white Arabic flag could be seen, leading to speculation that an Islamist terrorist was the culprit. Users soon started tweeting the hashtag #IllRideWithYou.When Rachael Jacobs noticed the woman sitting next to her on the train silently removing her hijab, she told her to keep it on—”I’ll ride with you.”Others spread the hashtag in a sign of solidarity.According to social analytics tracker Topsy, the hashtag had been tweeted more than 166k times in the eight hours following @sirtessa’s tweet.[via Time]See Also:#illridewithyou: hashtag offers solidarity with Sydney’s Muslims after cafe siege | The GuardianAustralians Offer To Travel With People In Religious Attire By Tweeting #IllRideWithYou; The terrible events in Sydney … have sparked a heartwarming reaction on social media. | Buzzfeed -- source link

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