Muslim man blindfolds himself and asks
strangers in Paris to hug him
Paris is a city fraught with tension following the brutal Islamic State terror attacks on Friday night.
Paris is a city fraught with tension following the brutal Islamic State terror attacks on Friday night.
One Muslim man has ventured into
Republic Square in France’s capital in a show of faith with fellow Parisian
mourners.
The guy blindfolded himself and stood
with a placard which (roughly translated) asks: ‘I’m a Muslim and I’m told I’m
a terrorist. I trust you, do you trust me? If yes, hug me?’
As a tearful crowd of mourners look on,
one by one, Parisians approach the man and embrace him.
Feeling the unity, one person commented
on the video: ‘My deepest empathy goes to the families of the victims.
Unbelievable how people tend to generalise. I am Muslim and was born and raised
in Europe. Does the fact that I am Muslim automatically makes me a terrorist?
‘Well, I am not, nor is any Muslim related to me in any sort of way. Yet, we are being stamped as such.’
Adding: ‘Seeing this video, restored my
belief that not all people are ignorant and guided by prejudice. Thank you for
every single hug. I hug you back.’
A similar social experiment, conducted
in Stockholm back in March, has been shared again following the attacks in
Paris on Friday.
The STHLM Panda clip is captioned: ‘It’s all about raising awareness against racism.
‘Don’t judge people based on appearance
or religious beliefs.’
Who: Muslim man
Why: He was told that he was a terrorist
What: asks strangers in Paris
to hug him
When: Wednesday 18 Nov 2015
Where: Paris
Vocabulary
1. blindfolded 矇住眼睛
2. mourners 送葬者
3. racism 種族主義
