Do we not deserve to ask for prayers? #PrayforParis

Paris attacks brought issues of other unknown and unheard attacks all over the world. But it doesn't mean that we are not one with them. It is hurtful to see a lot of negative remarks on Facebook or Instagram about this issue.

The #PrayforParis solicited a lot of negative reactions. Saying that we should not pray for Paris because there are lots of people who experienced worst than what we experienced. But who could blame us for asking for prayers? We asked for prayers because this is our HOME and we still want a home, to go back to each day or each night, safe and sound. We ask for prayers because this is what we already considered our home for people like me who don't have any home to go back to because of reasons known and unknown to you and to everyone else.We asked for prayers because in prayers we can find courage amidst our fear to stand up once again and protect our home. We asked for prayers because we still want a home to defend. All victims of the attacks were either a father, a mother, a brother, a sister, a friend or an acquaintance of someone we know, might have known, used to know or don't really know but they are all our fellow "Parisiens." Our hearts bleeds for them because they took us in and made us feel that we belong. Now, can we not feel for them? So why do you question us asking for prayers?

But it doesn't mean that we do not care or we do not ask for prayers about the other victims all over the world. Saying that no one cares when there was a bombing in Beirut a day before the incident in Paris. How can we not know, there are 41 people that died that day because of the two suicide bombings. Our hearts bleeds with them as much as we bleed for our fellow citizens here in France. Saying that Baghdad was not brought to the media because there was no single "white" casualties?  Do you really need to turn it into a "race" issue? Do you think that all victims here in Paris are "white?" Paris is one of the most multicultural city in the world. So please before saying these words to our bleeding heart, re-think again.

Don't assume that we don't pray for all humanity. We are one with the world praying, because we are a part of  it, we are a part of humanity who wants to achieve the peace that we deserve.We may not have posted it in our status in any social media but every time there's terrorist attacks even in the unknown city or unknown part of the world, our hearts goes with them. Please don't deem that we're only doing this because it's PARIS.

Do we not deserve prayers?