You may have seen on Instagram, Twitter and elsewhere, people are changing their profile images into blue. This trend began in response to the Eid massacre which left more than 100 killed recently in Sudan.
Mohamed Mattar, a 26-year-old engineer was fatally shot by the Rapid Support Forces militia group, as he was reportedly trying to help two women escape gunshots.
Using #BlueforSudan, social media users have chosen to honour Mohamed as a martyr to the cause. Blue was his favourite color, so people around the world are paying tribute to him.
"This is an effort to raise awareness as we the Sudanese diaspora are the only voice left. The internet has been completely turned off in Sudan, the government has shut it down in order to conceal its massacres and crimes against civilians," Sudanese-American campaigner Remaz Mahgoub Khalaleyal said in a post on Instagram.
"Please change your profile photo and let the world know what is happening. We cannot be silenced. United we stand, divided we fall. Our strength is in our unity," the 25-year-old campaigner adds, noting the particular shade of blue was used to honour Mohammed Mattar, one of the victims of the massacre, whose profile picture was changed to the same image prior to his death.
Everyone taking part in #TurnTheWorldBlue for #BlueForSudan should know where the colour came from.
— Scintilla (@errfnern) June 12, 2019
Mohammed Hashim Mattar, one of the martyrs killed on the 3rd of June used to love this colour.
This is Mattar's blue!
Pray for him and his friends & family! pic.twitter.com/3vMqvVGJNz
To support the initiative we at ILOVEQATAR.NET also changed our heart-shaped logo into blue colour and our social post went viral as people and prominent organisations used our graphic.
Our hearts go out to the people of Sudan. Stay strong and persevere 💙
— ILoveQatar - Live (@ILQLive) June 12, 2019
Art by Emad Hajjaj for Alaraby Aljadeed newspaper https://t.co/LBeyuHuk5I#Sudan #BlueForSudan #StandWithSudan #Khartoum #SudanRevolution #Doha #Qatar #iloveqatar #ilq #love #peace #kindness #humanity pic.twitter.com/zfxxIlIi5j
HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad al-Thani, chairperson of Qatar Museums, and a number of prominent people, in Qatar and beyond, on Wednesday pledged support to a new campaign, #BlueForSudan, to show solidarity with the people of Sudan seeking civilian rule.
They joined hundreds of thousands of people within and outside Sudan in changing their social media profiles to the colour blue in support of the initiative.
Stand with humanity, stand with Sudan— show solidarity by turning your profile to the colour blue! #BlueForSudan pic.twitter.com/75sunwBjBn
— Al Mayassa Al Thani (@almayassahamad) June 12, 2019
On her part, HE Sheikha Al Mayassa tweeted: "Stand with humanity, stand with Sudan — show solidarity by turning your profile to the colour blue!"
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