#MuslimApologies – what is it and why is it taking Twitter by storm?

Twitter was flooded by tweets ending with the hashtag #MuslimApologies this morning. Across the nation, Muslims were apologising for all sorts of things – both to do with their religion and, well, not related at all.

 

Why are they doing it? We asked one participant, Akhal, to explain what was happening. He said: "It started off as a joke, but the reality is Muslims are having to apologise for things they have no connection with."

 

Another, "Raz", added: "It's meant to be a tongue in cheek hashtag about how Muslims end up having to apologise for matters that they have no role in."

 

Here are some of the best tweets posted so far: 

 

https://twitter.com/Ammar_Ibn_AA/status/514602630304116737

I am sorry Pluto is no longer a planet #MuslimApologies

— Hena Zuberi (@HenaZuberi) September 23, 2014