{"id":56645,"date":"2017-08-28T15:16:29","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T15:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=56645"},"modified":"2017-08-28T16:38:13","modified_gmt":"2017-08-28T16:38:13","slug":"the-barcelona-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=56645","title":{"rendered":"The Barcelona Response"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[ by <strong>Charles Cameron<\/strong> &#8212; from a half-million-strong march to the hug of a victim&#8217;s father and an imam, Barcelona and Spain repond to terror with nobility and grace ]<br \/>\n.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Telesur<\/strong>&#8216;s headline read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telesurtv.net\/english\/news\/Nearly-500000-March-for-Peace-in-Barcelona-20170827-0003.html\">Nearly 500,000 March for Peace in Barcelona<\/a>, and their subhead:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Marchers, on Saturday, displayed signs and banners with various slogans. Some read, \u201cNo to Islamophobia,\u201d \u201cThe best response: Peace,\u201d and \u201cI\u2019m not afraid.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>The march:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YuJA4Lg7snE?ecver=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>A makeshift shrine to those killed in the attack:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uqpQOC2yWks?ecver=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>A monarch visits the survivors of terror:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ctNGhArSDlw?ecver=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>NPR reports on the celebration of Mass in La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2017\/08\/20\/544830696\/mass-held-in-barcelona-to-honor-victims-of-terror-attacks\">Mass Held In Barcelona To Honor Victims Of Terror Attacks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/zenpundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Barcelona-Mass-Sagrada-Familia.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Barcelona-Mass-Sagrada-Familia.png 600w, https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Barcelona-Mass-Sagrada-Familia-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Spain&#8217;s King Felipe and Queen Letizia and other dignitaries attend a solemn Mass at Barcelona&#8217;s Sagrada Familia Basilica on Sunday for the victims of the terror attacks that killed 14 people and wounded over 120 in Barcelona, Spain.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p>We remember the sacred magnificence of the ritual setting, <strong>Antonio Gaudi<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong>Basilica of the Sagrada Familia<\/strong> in Barcelona, in which this Mass was offered:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/zenpundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Sagrada-Familia-exterior.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Sagrada-Familia-exterior.png 600w, https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Sagrada-Familia-exterior-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/zenpundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sagrada-familia-entrance.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"595\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sagrada-familia-entrance.png 600w, https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sagrada-familia-entrance-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sagrada-familia-entrance-300x298.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/zenpundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sagrada-familia-interior.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sagrada-familia-interior.png 600w, https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sagrada-familia-interior-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/zenpundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sagrada-familia-upwards.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sagrada-familia-upwards.png 600w, https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sagrada-familia-upwards-300x172.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And Spain&#8217;s considerable Moorish history, exemplified by the <strong>Mezquita of Cordoba<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/zenpundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/mezquita-interior.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"396\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/mezquita-interior.png 600w, https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/mezquita-interior-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/zenpundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/mezquita-mihrab.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"402\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/mezquita-mihrab.png 600w, https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/mezquita-mihrab-300x201.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p>We witness the profound gesture of the father of the youngest victim, as reported by <strong>Daily Sabah<\/strong>, Europe:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysabah.com\/europe\/2017\/08\/26\/father-of-youngest-victim-of-spain-attacks-hugs-imam-in-defiance-of-terror-islamophobia\">Father of youngest victim of Spain attacks hugs imam in defiance of terror, Islamophobia<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/zenpundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/645x344-father-of-youngest-victim-of-spain-attacks-hugs-imam-in-defiance-of-terror-islamophobia-1503772876849.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"320\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/645x344-father-of-youngest-victim-of-spain-attacks-hugs-imam-in-defiance-of-terror-islamophobia-1503772876849.jpg 600w, https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/645x344-father-of-youngest-victim-of-spain-attacks-hugs-imam-in-defiance-of-terror-islamophobia-1503772876849-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The father of the youngest victim of last week&#8217;s tragic terror attacks in Cambrils and Barcelona hugged a local imam in an emotional protest against terror and Islamophobia.<\/p>\n<p>Xavier Martinez, who lost his three-year-old son Xavi in the attack on Las Ramblas avenue, embraced Spanish imam Driss Salym in the town of Rubi, near Barcelona on Friday. The video of the two hugging, defiantly showing unity and compassion, was widely shared on social media.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Here is the BBC&#8217;s video:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/geo3YIy-JFA?ecver=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p>Oof, the imam&#8217;s tears at the end of that clip.<\/p>\n<p>Many cities have shown their resilience when attacked, and we are proud of them: Barcelona best of all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ by Charles Cameron &#8212; from a half-million-strong march to the hug of a victim&#8217;s father and an imam, Barcelona and Spain repond to terror with nobility and grace ] . Telesur&#8216;s headline read Nearly 500,000 March for Peace in Barcelona, and their subhead: Marchers, on Saturday, displayed signs and banners with various slogans. 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