When Barcelona registered their historic win against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night, Twitter exploded in celebration. From overlaying the winning moments with Titanic theme music to claiming the current team to be the best ever in football, football fans made no effort to hold back their excitement. On the other side of the world, matters were more gloomy. A hijab-clad Indian girl’s performance of a Hindu devotional song during a reality TV show caused an uproar with the girl getting trolled online and offline. Social media users used their 140-character power to stand by the young singer.
#Barcelona #Barca and related Arabic trends were the most popular in the UAE and across the world
@ArdaTuran: “You call it ‘football team’, we call it ‘Barça’. You call it ‘miracle’, we call it ‘normal’ #ForçaBarça”
@FranckRibery: “Wow what an unbelievable game! ߘ? Chapeau Barca, not bad! ߑ?ߏ? Chin up PSG! #UCL #FCBPSG @ChampionsLeague”
@ulvimardaliyev: “Never give up!!! Barca 6-1 PSG (6-5) #Barca #Barcelona #Team”
@cute_aboki: “Food For thought: Putting the phrase ‘Barca fan’ on your CV is advisable, so that they know you have a winning mentality”
@el_trebhtuC: “I just want that motivation speech they gave Barca players before the game ...
I need to listen to that every morning”
@MaciejRogowski: “Everything is better with Titanic music #FCBPSG Le PSG Barca”
In India, tweeps used #IndiawithSuhana to support a Muslim singer – Suhana Syed – who performed a Hindu devotional song.
@naresh4bharat: “Musim girl harassed for singing Hindu devotional song in Karnataka today. shame... Lets stand with her. #Indiawithsuhana”
@FarOutAkhtar: “Suhana Syed is a true Indian & like many before her, has celebrated India’s glorious tradition of being multi-cultural. Shame on you trolls!”
@hcananth: “The dreaded thing has happened. Fundamentalists are after #suhanasyed. Come on rights keepers, save the girl. Proud of her. Great talent.
@UnknownDee9: “A Hindu can sing ghazals. And Muslim can sing Bhajans. There is nothing wrong with music, the problem is in YOUR mentality! #IndiaWithSuhana”
@Dayweekaa: “Suhana gets trolled and bullied for singing Hindu devotional song. Those free speech activists are nowhere to be seen. #IndiaWithSuhana”
— Compiled by Huda Tabrez/Community Web Editor
