South China Morning Post: Sydney siege sparks 'I’ll ride
with you' campaign for worried Muslims Tues. Dec. 16, 2014
Hours after a self-styled sheikh and two of his hostages
were killed in a gun battle in a Sydney cafe, inflaming anti-Muslim sentiment
in Australia’s biggest city, a social media movement showing solidarity with
Australian Muslims was gathering steam.
Inspired by the Twitter hashtag "I’ll ride with
you", some commuters heading into the city for work on Tuesday gave their
support to Muslims who might feel vulnerable amid concerns about a blowback
after the hostage drama.
The hashtag was trending around the world, popping up across
Asia, Europe, Africa and North America as it featured in more than 300,000
tweets. Actor Russell Crowe, who grew up in Sydney and keeps a home here, added
his star power to the campaign.
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