A tide of anti-Islamic sentiment that cropped up Monday in response to a siege in Sydney’s CBD has been met with a positive campaign rallying against Islamaphobia.
The hashtag #illridewithyou emerged this afternoon and has since been tweeted thousands of times.
This interactive chart from Twitter plots the growth #illridewithyou.
It began with this tweet from Twitter user "Sir Tessa":
Hundreds of others have since adopted the hashtag pledging to ride public transport with Muslim people tomorrow, or give them a ride to work, in order to keep them safe.
It is now trending around the world.
Black, White, Asian, Muslim, Christian, Hindu or Jew #illridewithyou love for one love for all.
— Wayne Parnell (@WayneParnell) December 15, 2014
