Transcript lounges paris

‘You
never think it will happen to you. It was
just a Friday night at a rock show. the
atmosphere was so happy and everyone was
dancing and smiling. and then when the men
came through the front entrance and began the
shooting, we believed it was all part of the
show.
It wasn't just a terrorist attack, it was a
massacre. Dozens of people were shot right in
front of me. Futures demolished, families
heartbroken. I pretended to be dead for over
an hour, lying among people who could see
their loved ones motionless.. Holding my
breath, trying to not move, not cry - not giving
those men the fear they longed to see. I was
incredibly lucky to survive.
But so many didn't.
But being a survivor of this horror lets me able to shed
light on the heroes.
To the man who reassured me to the couple whose last
words of love kept me believing the good in the world,
to the police who succeeded in rescuing hundreds of
people,
to the complete strangers who picked me up from the
road and consoled me during the 45 minutes I truly
believed the boy I loved was dead,
to the injured man who I had mistaken for him and then
on my recognition that he was not Amaury, held me and
told me everything was going to be fine despite being all
alone and scared himself,
to the woman who opened her doors to the survivors,
to the friend who offered me shelter and went out to
buy new clothes so i wouldn't have to wear this blood
stained top,
to all of you who have sent caring messages of support you make me believe this world has the potential to be
better. to never let this happen again.
On Friday evening at least 128
people lost their lives in Paris
following six simultaneous
terrorist attacks by the group
ISIS.
As soon as news of the shootings
broke out, many were quick to
blame Islam. Whilst Islamic State
has claimed responsibility for the
attacks, that does not mean that
Islam as a religion is to blame.
Those who were targeted had
done nothing wrong and were going
about their normal lives. The
attacks took place at restaurants,
bars and a music venue
Islamic State is an extremist
group of people who claim to be
Muslims. There are 1.6 billion
Muslims in the world; membership
of ISIS is estimated at 100, 000.
The percentage of Muslims who
are terrorists is estimated
around 0.0000637%. Islam is not
to blame for the attacks.
Whoever kills a human being it shall
be as if he has killed all mankind, and
whoever saves the life of one, it shall
be as if he had saved the life of all
mankind.
Qur’an 5:32
Some people on social media
have turned their anger towards
refugees, yet it is these terrorist
groups that have driven the
refugees away from their home!
“I can't tell you how I felt when I
heard about the attack in Paris
last night," said one 25-year-old
Kurdish Syrian man from Aleppo.
"I fled Syria because of [ISIS]. Last
night, I could not sleep. I can't
explain my anger at seeing [ISIS]
in France."
Did you know that a
Muslim security guard
prevented one of the
suicide bombers from
entering the Stade de
France?