Reminder that over two-thirds of American and Western media sources openly link Muslims with extremism and terrorism. Meaning the attack in Peshawar will be watered down to “Muslims killing themselves as usual” and desensitize this massacre.
Don’t allow that to happen. Talk about it. Contextualize it. These lives were taken away by oppressors who shouldn’t be associated so easily with the lives they took.
latest updates on Peshawar situation
7:00PM – UTC +5:00 – Dec 16, 2014
- attack is over; all six gunmen dead
- death toll at 131 (mostly schoolchildren)
- according to Reddit’s live thread there is now enough blood at the hospital
DG Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Maj-Gen Asim Bajwa on Twitter: “In Psr;This ghastly act of cowardice of killing innocents clearly indicate they are not only enemies of Pak but enemies of humanity” “They have hit at the heart of the nation,but let me reiterate they can’t in any way diminish the will of this great nation.”
Malala Yousfazai releases a statement: ”I am heartbroken by this senseless and cold blooded act of terror in Peshawar that is unfolding before us.Innocent children in their school have no place in horror such as this. I condemn these atrocious and cowardly acts and stand united with the government and armed forces of Pakistan whose efforts so far to address this horrific event are commendable. I, along with millions of others around the world, mourn these children, my brothers and sisters – but we will never be defeated.”
