#StopIslam: Brussels Terror Attacks Divide Social Media

After coordinated terror attacks on an airport and metro station in Belgium’s capital, Brussels on Tuesday led to the death of scores of people, social media has gone agog with anti-Islamic sentiments.

In many social media posts following the gruesome attacks, many are accusing Islamist fundamentalists of being behind the attacks that has left more than 34 persons dead and many others injured.

However, no group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, although fingers have been pointed at the Islamic State (ISIS) terror group, as the state-owned news agency Belga said that shots were fired and shouts in Arabic were heard before the two explosions.

Some of the comments on social media are…

Everyone has the right to believe what they choose UNLESS it starts hurting humanity.
Violence in any case should be eradicated.#StopIslam

— Ali Khan (@engralikhan) March 22, 2016

Terrorism doesn't have a religion in the same way murder doesn't. Terrorists however, often do and it's overwhelmingly Islam. #StopIslam

— Sovereign Netizen (@pls_ban_me) March 22, 2016

#StopIslam it's not a perfect religion, it has something bad and it has something good, but the terrorist organisations are the problem.

— Erik R. (@ErikR1995) March 22, 2016

https://twitter.com/biebzstruck/status/712280345849241601

https://twitter.com/GLAMOURnSICKLE/status/712280389616799744

#stopislam ? What does Islam have to do with Brussels attacks? Turkey, Lebanon both were attacked & Muslims died #stoptrump #stopidiots

— Mahmoud Abdullah (@maody6) March 22, 2016

Shame on those running this #StopIslam! Such people are so narrow minded!

— Sohaib Farrukh (@farrukhsohaibpk) March 22, 2016

https://twitter.com/C_2961/status/712280428258979844

I don't knw tht who z doing thes negative activities . bt i realy knw tht no one religious can allow its follwr to kill othrs #StopIslam

— Abdul Wajid Khan (The Humanist) (@being_wajiid) March 22, 2016

#StopIslam
This hashtag won't actually stop Islam if that's what the person who started it thinks.

— anxiety (@HarrryDeprived) March 22, 2016

Islam means peace, no need to stop it 🙂#stopIslam

— Abu Ibrahim (@silent_caller) March 22, 2016

https://twitter.com/_belleManara/status/712280536618811392

https://twitter.com/shawnscuisine/status/712280555115577344

https://twitter.com/touchzaynsbody/status/712275935689646080

https://twitter.com/kimksextapes/status/712275939221229568

Y'all this is dumb
Not every Muslim is a terrorist #StopIslam

— kara⁷ (@JIMlN__twt) March 22, 2016

https://twitter.com/AzharAli_FC/status/712275952533970944

https://twitter.com/nahit_oznur/status/712280341076176896

Stop #StopIslam hashtag. #Muslims are not responsible for any kind of terror attack.#StopBlamingMuslims

— Muhammad Shahed Hasan (@mShahedHasan) March 22, 2016