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08. 01. 2015.

What do you consider as a main reason for a recent tragedy in Paris?



   Dear online community of Roma Virtual Network!

   Since yesterday all the world is talking about the recent shooting at a Paris satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. Noteworthy that the French Muslim Council (CFCM) in a statement sharply condemned the shooting at a Paris satirical weekly that left at least 12 people dead as a "barbaric" attack and "an assault on press freedom and democracy".

   The majority of voices show full sympathy with the victims of a killing. However, all todays Internet is full of conflicting commentaries regarding the reasons of this unfortunate event. There are extreme views too, and majority of them rather spontanious emotional. These debates happen these days among Roma too, and not only online. This trend is strengthened by the fact up to 40% of European Roma are Muslims and in such country as Turkey almost all Roma citizens. Taken into attention the peculiar situation of this part of Roma population who are affected by both, Anti-Tziganizm and Anti-Muslim hate I have to express my personal opinion on the tragic event in Paris:

   Democracy is not about the freedom to insult someone. Even in secular democratic states the laws exist, which protect various ethnic, racial and religious groups from defamation. Of course, this part of legislation in many countries is not elaborated well, but it starts to work when people of Good Will intend to stop the hate (even when it is disguied as "satire").

   The staff of Charlie Hebdo (R.I.P.) had own story of so called "satiric" defamation of everything, including the defamation of all three monotheistic religions: Islam, Judaism and Christianity. In my opinion, if the representatives of faith communities would do their best in time to bring the editorial office of Charlie Hebdo to the court to answer for their hateful "satiric" trend, the the killings would not take place. Otherwise, what has happened simply serves numerous Islamophobes who are coming mostly from a secular background, serves to the interests of those who are looking for any reason to attack Islam and every Muslim person.

   Some of such critics may not be hate-mongers, but "just" not open-minded people. If they will start the sincere dialogue with the ones whom they regard as "adherents of wrong religion" then they will realise that there are many good things about Islam and Umma (i.e. world Muslim community) that they did not know yet. They will also realise on how the perpetrators of that killing violated the norms of Islam and hurt the self-integrity of Muslims living in France. Of course, the ones who prefer blind hatred and mockery follow the path of some "satiric" publications. But the ones who want to achieve real civil Peace and mutual Understanding choose to listen the other side also.

   Let`s stop attacking one another for "incorrect" personal views on the recent tragic event, but lets start analyze carefully the reasons of it. There is no reason to blame the victims in what has happened, there is no reason to justify the killers for what they have done, but the whole heavy athmosphere of Islamophobia deserves the criticism. This is, in my opinion, the reason of a recent tragedy in Paris.

   And lets hope, wish and pray that in the result of all this emotional worldwide debate regarding the event in Paris the humanity will learn the true respect to religions. And lets also wish peace to one another despite the difference in our opinions!

   And if you have other or similar opinion please share it on http://romadebates.wordpress.com/2015/01/08/main-reason-for-tragedy-in-paris/

Respectfully yours,
Mr. Valery Novoselsky,
Executive Editor, Roma Virtual Network.

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