Muslims too are our brothers and sisters

Dear Editor, The Paris atrocities have been widely covered on media reports and rightly so since nobody wants to see innocent people being murdered. However, I hope that in future we will see more balanced coverage of the air strikes now taking place against ISIS. In the TV reports covering the French response we were shown bomber aircraft belching out flames as they took to the night sky returning evil with evil, while the climate change conference was scheduled to take place in Paris. In a matter of days, 20 strikes were reported. 

The US meanwhile was bombing oil tanker trucks belonging to ISIS while oil wells in their control are now being targeted by the British, but in each case no casualties are mentioned. 

Add the Russians to the mix and it’s easy to imagine that Syria is not an attractive place to live. 

Yet Pope Francis on his African visit reminds us that Muslims too are our brothers and sisters.

Yours etc.,

Michael Boyle,

Foxford,