Herve Gourdel and Islamic State

Islamic State: In tweets, in street gatherings and in open letters, moderate Muslims around the world are insisting that Islamic State extremists don't speak for their religion. Many are also frustrated that anyone might think they do, and a backlash has already begun. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Herve Gourdel was the fifth Western hostage decapitated in recent weeks by Islamic extremists this time, the militants said, as revenge for France decision to join airstrikes against the Islamic State group. Muslims pay homage to French mountaineer Herv Gourdel who was beheaded by Islamist militants in Algeria, during a gathering in front of the Paris Grand Mosque, Friday Sept. 26, 2014. The gathering was part of demonstrations by French Muslims against the killings happening in the name of their religion. AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere Related Items Articles Harper says Canada can't sit on sidelines in global fight against This week videotaped beheading of a French mountaineer by militants linked to the Islamic State group prompted heartsick fury among Muslims in France and elsewhere in Europe, torn between anger at the atrocities committed in the name of Islam and frustration that they have to defend themselves at all. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.