Mosques across Europe have held prayers dedicated to Parisian victims of last week’s ghastly terror attacks. Fearing a backlash against Muslims, communities in several countries have invited them to be part of candle light vigils and condolence meetings so as to visibly integrate them in the grief and despair over senseless murders in the name of religion.

Simultaneously there are voices of prominent citizens questioning some leaders of Muslim communities and Islamic governments for their inability to vociferously and unequivocally condemn the attacks. Common Muslims who live as minorities in Europe fear an escalation of racism and an anti-Islamic mood. On Twitter #killallmuslims was trending over the weekend. Also trending were appeals by liberal Muslims that Islam was a religion of peace and should not be associated with killers who kill in the name of Islam.