After Paris

The big questions we should ask ourselves

  • Africa is a Country
16 November Nov 2015 1050 16 November 2015

Why did Facebook activate a “Paris Safety Check” for the Paris tragedy but did not do the same for what happened in Beirut? Here is a list of questions we should ask ourselves after Paris to start the conversation from a different angle

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Why did Facebook activate a “Paris Safety Check” for the Paris tragedy but did not do the same for what happened in Beirut? Here is a list of questions we should ask ourselves after Paris to start the conversation from a different angle

After the terrorist attacks that killed 129 people in Paris last Friday night, our contributing bloggers from Africa is a country launch a list of questions we should ask ourselves, to at least try to understand what happened in the French capital and suggesting a different angle to approach the discussion:

Facebook, thanks for the ‘Paris Safety Check.’ Can we have one for Baghdad, Beirut and Borno too?

Why is a public execution with a sword worse than an indiscriminate drone attack?

Why weren’t the recent suicide attacks in Baghdad and Beirut and Borno also an attack on humanity?

Are the #Parisattacks really the “worst peacetime attack in France since World War II,” as BBC reported?

Where are the good analyses on the pro-Igbo protests in Nigeria?

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