The death toll in the car bombing in Karrada neighborhood in Baghdad just reach 250 and world is simply silent compared to when 130 people were killed in the three coordinated Paris attacks or when 14 people were killed in the San Bernardino shooting spree. News about the tragedy is quite few with only the major news sites having one or two articles about it and no one in social media seems to even mention the atrocity. No posts in Facebook newsfeeds and no hashtag about it on Twitter.

1. What Happened in Baghdad?

The bombing happened just a few days from Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday that celebrates the end of the holy month of Ramadan. People preparing for the holiday flocked the Karrada district of the capital particularly very popular the al-Hadi Centre shopping mall to look for new clothes and other items. Even the surrounding cafes were full because of the huge influx of people. Then, out of a sudden, a huge explosion blasted through the crowds instantly killing hundreds. The explosion also caused huge walls of fire fuelled by burning clothes, plastic, and other flammable materials. The walls of flame were high enough to trap many of those who survived the blast. Investigation later revealed that the source of the blast was a refrigeration vehicle parked near the shopping Centre. The vehicle was filled with explosives and remotely detonated. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack claiming it was to teach Shia Muslims a lesson. Shia Muslims are one of many Muslim minority groups marked as apostates by the Islamic State.

2. Why is the Attack not Getting Global Attention?

Is no one talking about the attack because it happened in Iraq and all of the victims are Muslims? This is the deadliest bombing in Iraq for the past 13 years and no one seems to mind. Some people may be misinterpreting the act as Muslim against Muslim when in truth; the atrocity is an act of terrorists against humanity. Muslims are not terrorists. More than 90% of Muslims denounce terrorism and do not consider terrorists as fellow Muslims. Terrorists are the enemy of all who wish to practice their faith. Islamic State has declared itself a worldwide caliphate and wants its archaic and twisted version of Islam to be the only religion.

3. Most Victims of Terrorism are Muslims

Numerous studies prove that if you add up all the victims of known terrorist attacks, most of the names in the list would be Muslim. This fact just goes to show that terrorist groups like the Islamic State are an enemy of Islam. We should never associate terrorists with Islam for whatever it is they are doing is not for religion. They simply want to divide us. They are sowing seeds of hate to prevent us from banding together against them. They know that they can only continue their tyranny if the world remains divided.