Facebook creator and CEO Mark Zuckerberg expressed solidarity with Muslims in a Facebook post Wednesday following the terror attacks in San Bernardino and Paris in recent weeks saying:
Muslims are “always” welcome on Facebook and “we will fight to protect your rights and create a peaceful and safe environment for you, ” CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted Wednesday.
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“I can only imagine the fear Muslims feel that they will be persecuted for the actions of others, ” he wrote and added that his Jewish parents taught him to stand up against attacks on all communities.
“Even if an attack isn’t against you today, in time attacks on freedom for anyone will hurt everyone, ” he wrote.
I want to add my voice in support of Muslims in our community and around the world.After the Paris attacks and hate…
Posted by Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday, December 9, 2015
The 31 years old father said while having a child has given him hope, seeing some people’s hatred can make it easy to give in to cynicism.
“We must not lose hope. As long as we stand together and see the good in each other, we can build a better world for all people, ” he wrote.
Within one hour, his post had garnered 249, 781 “likes” on the social networking site, more than 29, 163 shares and 13, 835 comments.
Full of joy with little Max.
Posted by Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday, December 8, 2015
