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Twitter hits back with #1in5Muslims

Megalen Govender|Published

After British newspaper, The Sun, posted their headline, "1 in 5 Brit Muslims' sympathy for Jihadis," Twitter users decided to create the #1in5Muslims hashtag. After British newspaper, The Sun, posted their headline, "1 in 5 Brit Muslims' sympathy for Jihadis," Twitter users decided to create the #1in5Muslims hashtag.

Durban - After British newspaper, The Sun, posted their headline, “1 in 5 Brit Muslims' sympathy for Jihadis,” Twitter users decided to create the #1in5Muslims hashtag to troll the generalisation claimed by the tabloid.

The results were witty and scathing.

Here are some of the tweets...

 

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