Moroccan Man Apologizes To Paris Victims: ‘These So-Called Jihadists Only Represent Themselves’

A Moroccan man who saw the terrible attacks last night in Paris which killed at least 129 people decided to post a video online in which he apologized to the French people and told them:

“We are not like this.”

That video has now been viewed nearly 150.000 times in less than 24 hours.

In the video, Wafi Abdouss comments:

“By now people realize these people are not Muslim, they don’t represent Islam, because they’re not. They don’t represent what we believe in. These so-called ‘jihadists’ and fundamentalists, they only represent themselves. And I just wanted to extend my deepest condolences to the French people.”

Abdouss also calls the attacks a criminal act:

“What happened was a crime, it was a horrible terrible crime. These people should be caught and should be brought into justice, and as a Muslim, as a Morrocan, as an Arab, I just want to say that it is really sad and that I want to extend my deepest condolences to everybody.”

And perhaps the most important message this brave and caring man had for the world is also the most important: Not all Muslims are terrorists or support the actions of barbarians such as those in ISIS or Al Qaeda:

“I hope that you don’t think that all the Muslims are like this, that all the Arabs are like this. Because they’re just a very small minority, a really really small minority, and not even a minority, just a couple of crazy people.”

As I sat and watched the coverage of the Paris attacks last night, it was, I admit, tempting to give into the darker angels of my nature and condemn all who practice Islam as hateful people who consider themselves to be my enemies. But then I watch Wafi Abdouss’ video and I realize something we all need to remember: If we allow ourselves to become as inhuman and callous as those who perpetrated this horror, then they truly have won.

Watch the Video For Yourself

This article was originally published by the same author at LiberalAmerica.org.

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