Ahmed Merabet RIP #JeSuisAhmed
The French police officer, Ahmed Merabet, who was murdered last week in Paris, will not be forgotten there soon.
His family gave a press conference yesterday, his brother also a police officer said:
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My brother was Muslim and he was killed by two terrorists, by two false Muslims....Islam is a religion of peace and love. As far as my brother’s death is concerned it was a waste. He was very proud of the name Ahmed Merabet, proud to represent the police and of defending the values of the Republic – liberty, equality, fraternity.
I address myself now to all the racists, Islamophobes and antisemites. One must not confuse extremists with Muslims. Mad people have neither colour or religion.
I want to make another point: don’t tar everybody with the same brush, don’t burn mosques – or synagogues. You are attacking people. It won’t bring our dead back and it won’t appease the families.
A colleague tweeted:
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I am not Charlie, I am Ahmed the dead cop. Charlie ridiculed my faith and culture and I died defending his right to do so.
Link with short video:http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...ahmed-merabet?
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The leaders marching minus the people
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B7J0YxtIQAEsQq1.jpg
Yes there is a need for security, with so many VIPs, but yesterday the BBC reported and showed images of the leaders at the head of the march. Well, they were not.
Maybe the best cartoon so far
A report from the banlieues
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Paris’s Muslim Suburbs Blame Jews for CharlieIn France, the projects don’t look like ghettoes, but they’re filled with a poisonous mix of conspiracy theories and a some support for murderous jihadis.
Link:http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...is-burbs.html?