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Do not fill this in! === Local === {{Main|Reactions to the November 2015 Paris attacks#Popular reactions}} The [[hashtag]] ''#portesouvertes'' ("open doors") was used by Parisians to offer shelter to those afraid to travel home after the attacks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://qz.com/549818/isil-supporters-already-have-a-hashtag-for-the-bloody-paris-attacks-underway/|title=ISIL supporters already have a hashtag for the bloody Paris attacks|author=Caitlin Hu|work=Quartz|date=14 November 2015 |access-date=15 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116051511/http://qz.com/549818/isil-supporters-already-have-a-hashtag-for-the-bloody-paris-attacks-underway/|archive-date=16 November 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Dozens of mourning people captured during civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks victims. Western Europe, France, Paris, place de la République, November 15, 2015.jpg|thumb|left|Civil service in remembrance of the attacks victims at the [[Place de la République]] on 15 November 2015]] As had been the case in January after the ''Charlie Hebdo'' attacks, the [[Place de la République]] became a focal point of mourning, memorial, and tributes.<ref name="NYT1">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/paris-attacks-live-updates/in-place-de-la-republique-a-defiant-gathering-to-mourn/|title=Attacks in Paris: Live Updates From France|work=The New York Times|date=14 November 2015|access-date=15 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116015759/http://www.nytimes.com/live/paris-attacks-live-updates/in-place-de-la-republique-a-defiant-gathering-to-mourn/|archive-date=16 November 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> An impromptu memorial also developed near the Bataclan theatre.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/paris-terror-attacks/paris-attacks-mother-daughter-pay-tribute-victims-male-sense-n463751|title=Paris Attacks: Mom, Daughter Pay Tribute to Victims, Make Sense of Terror|publisher=NBC News|date=15 November 2015|access-date=15 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151115114711/http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/paris-terror-attacks/paris-attacks-mother-daughter-pay-tribute-victims-male-sense-n463751|archive-date=15 November 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> On 15 November, two days after the attacks, a memorial service was held at [[Notre Dame Cathedral]], presided over by the Archbishop of Paris, Cardinal [[André Vingt-Trois]], with several political and religious figures in attendance.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/paris-attacks-live-updates/mass-at-notre-dame-will-mourn-victims/|title=Attacks in Paris: Live Updates From France|work=The New York Times|date=14 November 2015|access-date=15 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117043456/http://www.nytimes.com/live/paris-attacks-live-updates/mass-at-notre-dame-will-mourn-victims/|archive-date=17 November 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Muslim organisations in France, such as the [[Union of Islamic Organisations of France]], strongly condemned the attacks in Paris.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fisher|first=David|title=France's Muslims strongly condemn Paris attacks|url=http://www.newsfultoncounty.com/politics/news/1416259-frances-muslims-strongly-condemn-paris-attacks|date=14 November 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20151129092653/http://www.newsfultoncounty.com/politics/news/1416259-frances-muslims-strongly-condemn-paris-attacks|archive-date=29 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Attentats de Paris : les fédérations musulmanes dénoncent "une barbarie abjecte"|url=http://www.rtl.fr/actu/societe-faits-divers/attentats-de-paris-les-federations-musulmanes-denoncent-une-barbarie-abjecte-7780513339|access-date=15 November 2015|publisher=[[RTL (French radio)|RTL]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151115232610/http://www.rtl.fr/actu/societe-faits-divers/attentats-de-paris-les-federations-musulmanes-denoncent-une-barbarie-abjecte-7780513339|archive-date=15 November 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Après les attentats à Paris, les musulmans appelés à réagir|url=http://www.lesechos.fr/politique-societe/societe/021479424407-apres-les-attentats-a-paris-les-musulmans-appeles-a-reagir-1175306.php|access-date=15 November 2015|work=[[Les Échos (France)|Les Échos]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116141449/http://www.lesechos.fr/politique-societe/societe/021479424407-apres-les-attentats-a-paris-les-musulmans-appeles-a-reagir-1175306.php|archive-date=16 November 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The attacks affected business at high-profile venues and shopping centres in Paris, and many Parisians were concerned the attacks might lead to a marginalisation of Muslims in the city.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/15/world/europe/parisians-fear-attacks-will-divide-not-unite-the-city.html |title=Parisians Fear Terror Attacks Will Divide, Not Unite, the City|author=Celestine Bohlen|newspaper=The New York Times|date=15 November 2015|access-date=15 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020131558/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/15/world/europe/parisians-fear-attacks-will-divide-not-unite-the-city.html |archive-date=20 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> There was not the same call for solidarity with Islam, as in January, following the attacks.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/17/world/europe/after-paris-attacks-a-darker-mood-toward-islam-emerges-in-france.html|title=After Paris Attacks, a Darker Mood Toward Islam Emerges in France|author1=Adam Nossiter|author2=Liz Alderman|name-list-style=amp|newspaper=The New York Times|date=16 November 2015|access-date=16 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117091659/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/17/world/europe/after-paris-attacks-a-darker-mood-toward-islam-emerges-in-france.html|archive-date=17 November 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Sales of the [[Flag of France|French flag]], which the French had rarely displayed prior to the attacks, increased dramatically after the attacks.<ref name=FrenchPatriotism>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/27/world/europe/paris-attacks-have-many-in-france-eager-to-join-the-fight.html|title=Paris Attacks Have Many in France Eager to Join the Fight|author=Liz Alderman|newspaper=The New York Times|date=26 November 2015|access-date=26 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127084903/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/27/world/europe/paris-attacks-have-many-in-france-eager-to-join-the-fight.html|archive-date=27 November 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> On 4 December, the Bonne Bière café reopened, adorned by a banner with the defiant slogan "Je suis en terrasse" ("I'm on the Terrace"). A street cleaner told [[France 24]] that the city had removed six truckloads of wilted flowers and several kilograms of candles from memorials placed around this and the other shooting scenes: "We didn't really want to get rid of things, but it feels a bit like a cemetery with all the flowers."<ref>{{cite web|last=Chappell|first=Bill|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/12/04/458439094/caf-that-was-hit-by-paris-terrorism-attack-reopens|title=Cafe That Was Hit By Paris Terrorism Attack Reopens|date=4 December 2015|work=NPR.org|access-date=4 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011191815/http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/12/04/458439094/caf-that-was-hit-by-paris-terrorism-attack-reopens|archive-date=11 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. 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