The Active Change Foundation, a London-based community organization, launched the #NotInMyName social media campaign on September 10 so Muslims could send a reminder that ISIS doesn’t represent the religion of Islam.
The hashtag is also being used to call for the release of a British aid worker, Alan Kenning, who is a prisoner of the Islamic State and named as the group’s next victim.
The ISIS militants have taken over large areas in Iraq and Syria, beheaded American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff as well as British aid worker David Haines, and may have hundreds or thousands of more hostages, according to Newsweek. This has led the United States to launch airstrikes against the militants and organize an international coalition to stop them.
To counter the hatred and violence of ISIS, the Active Change Foundation explains on its website that the campaign intends to show that Islam teaches peace, love, and tolerance. #NotInMyName calls for a united front to stop the Islamic State from damaging the religion because these militants act out their own perverted interpretation of beliefs rather than the actual teachings.
Some of the popular tweets and pictures include:
While the campaign is trending, some Twitter users have pointed out how unfortunate it is that the campaign needs to exist in the first place, that it should be a given Muslims don’t support ISIS. Additionally, critics have pointed out that we should have learned our lesson of not using a small minority to judge the religion as a whole, especially after the unjust discrimination Muslims faced after 9/11.
Hopefully the popularity of #NotInMyName quells any prejudices and lies that a few terrorists and extremists represent Muslims. They don’t because, as the video points out, they’re “inhumane,” they “abuse heart and minds,” and they “have no compassion.” Those actions are definitely not in the name of the peaceful and merciful nature of Islam.
Muslims Use #NotInMyName Campaign To Condemn ISIS
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