Boko Haram mocks #BringBackOurGirls hashtag campaign in latest video
Boko Haram has released a video mocking the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, warping the slogan to say “Bring back our army”. In the film obtained by AFP, the leader of the Islamic militant group, which...
View ArticleMissing Nigerian girls - from #bringbackourgirls hashtag to global action
First Lady Michelle Obama in a Twitter photo appealing for release of Nigerian girls. Washington: Social media sites have exploded with urgent appeals to #bringbackourgirls, ramping up global awareness...
View ArticleTale of two hashtags
Perhaps, as spokesman Josh Earnest now says, the Obama administration ought to have sent a more senior official to the anti-terror rally in Paris this past weekend. But we don’t blame the president for...
View ArticleWorld sings, lights up in solidarity with wounded France
Stirring renditions of "La Marseillaise" rung out Saturday from Dublin to New York as global landmarks were bathed in the French colours and thousands marched in solidarity with Paris after attacks...
View ArticleCharles Krauthammer: Is hashtagging a worthy form of defiance?
Mass schoolgirl kidnapping in Nigeria – to tweet or not to tweet? Is hashtagging one’s indignation about some outrage abroad an exercise in moral narcissism or a worthy new way of standing up to bad...
View Article#IamNigeria Urges Global Concern For Boko Haram Massacre>
A terrorist attack on French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo last week has since dominated the 24-hour international news cycle as has the hashtag #JeSuisCharlie. Yet the massacre of 2,000 Nigerians...
View ArticleEiffel Tower meets peace sign in show of solidarity after attacks
Arwork believed to by London-based French graphic artist goes viral, with photos posted on social media under slogan Peace for Paris...
View ArticleThe Lovely Way The Simpsons Honored The Paris Victims
When it comes to being timely in its poignancy, The Simpsons is pretty hit or miss, since it doesnt have the immediacy of a South Park episode to rely on. The episode this past Sunday night came more...
View ArticleHow Jean Jullien's simple doodle spread around the world
Graphic designer’s quick sketch has become a global symbol of solidarity...
View ArticleOn Social Media, Messages Of Resilience And Hope Flourish
5:52 PM ET Camila Domonoske i A man plays piano near the Bataclan theater in Paris on November 14, the day after a series of attacks on the city resulted in the deaths of at least 120 individuals. At...
View ArticlePeace for Paris: Graphic designer Jean Jullien creates unifying symbol in...
(CNN)Before the names and faces of the victims of Friday's terrorist attack in Paris emerged, there was one unifying symbol. Peace for Paris A photo posted by @jean_jullien on Nov 13, 2015 at 3:05pm...
View ArticleSharing a ‘Peace for Paris’ Graphic Won’t Stop Terror Attacks
Symbols used in the wake of tragedy can be powerful tools. They can bring a group of people together or drive them apart. They can convey a message of strength and solidarity. In the wake of the terror...
View ArticleArtists Share Images Of Peace And Solidarity After Paris Attacks
As Paris and the world continue to reel from the devastating attacks on the city Friday, artists everywhere have been taking to social media to share images and messages of solidarity, hope and peace....
View ArticlePeace for Paris - the artist behind the symbol that's gone viral
Within about 60 seconds of hearing about the wave of murderous attacks in Paris at the weekend, French artist Jean Jullien had sketched out what has become known as the Peace for Paris symbol - and...
View ArticleExpressions of solidarity for France spread on social media
LONDON – Social media was awash Saturday in the red, white and blue of the French flag as people worldwide expressed their solidarity with a nation in mourning in the aftermath of the terror attacks in...
View ArticleExpressions of solidarity for France in red, white and blue
Social media was awash Saturday in the red, white and blue of the French flag as people worldwide expressed their solidarity with a nation in mourning in the aftermath of the terror attacks in Paris....
View ArticleThe Latest: US woman undergoes surgery after Paris attacks
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 8:10 p.m. An American woman was undergoing surgery late Saturday at a Paris hospital after being wounded in...
View ArticleThe Latest: Paris attackers mentioned Iraq, Syria
PARIS (AP) The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 7:25 p.m. Paris prosecutor Francois Molins says three teams of attackers seem to have coordinated attacks in...
View ArticleThe Latest: 3 arrests in Belgium linked to Paris attacks
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 7:40 p.m. Belgium's federal prosecutor's office says authorities have so far made three arrests linked to...
View ArticleThe Latest: 129 dead, 352 injured in Paris terror attacks
PARIS (AP) -- The latest on the deadly shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 7:15 p.m. Paris prosecutor Francois Molins says 129 people were killed in the Paris terror attacks and 352...
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