As a survivor of the 2011 Utøya attack,I feel the pain of those in Paris. But the only way to fight terrorism is to stand together, as humans, and spreading peaceWe dont know everything yet. We know Paris experienced its worst night since the second world war. We know Islamic State claimed responsibility. As a survivor of the Anders Breivik massacre in Norway,I stand with the survivors of the attacks, their families, or the families grieving lost loved ones,the people of Paris, the people of France, or all those who wish to live in peace.
Tough times lie ahead. World leaders,French citizens and people all over the world are of course condemning the Paris attack. So am I, but it doesn’t encourage anyone to dehumanise the perpetrators, or calling this the act of the devil and so on. In dealing with violent extremism it is principal to recognise that we all dehumanise one another. Our ability to finish violent extremism is dependent on our ability to see one another as human. Let us retain that ability in the face of terror,and we may be on the true path.
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Source: theguardian.com