Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern led an estimated 5,000 people standing quietly at Hagley Park in front of the Al Noor mosque, where most of the victims died.
CHRISTCHURCH - The Muslim call to prayer rang out over Christchurch and around New Zealand on Friday, as thousands gathered to remember the 50 people killed by a lone gunman at two mosques a week ago.
“We are broken-hearted, but we are not broken. We are alive, we are together, we are determined to not let anyone divide us,” Imam Gamal Fouda told the gathered crowd, many wearing headscarves in support of the grieving Muslim community. Australian Brenton Tarrant, 28, a suspected white supremacist, has been charged with one murder following the Christchurch attack and was remanded without a plea.ISLAMOPHOBIA
He said Islamophobia dehumanises Muslims and called on the world to end hate speech and the politics of fear. “We are wearing headscarves showing our support, love and solidarity, and hope that by everybody doing this it will demonstrate to Muslim women ... that they are one with us,” said Robyn Molony, 65, with a group of friends wearing headscarves at Hagley Park, where they walked daily.Muslims account for just over one percent of New Zealand’s population, most of whom were born overseas.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
NZ PM Ardern vows mosque killer will face 'full force of law'Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern opened her remarks with a symbolic gesture, repeating the greeting uttered every day across the Islamic world: 'as-salaam alaikum.'
Read more »
NZ premier Ardern vows never to utter mosque gunman’s nameNew Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern promised on Tuesday that the man responsible for last week's deadly mosque massacres would face 'the full force of the law'.
Read more »
We won't give him the notoriety he seeks, Ardern vows after #MosqueAttacks | IOL NewsNew Zealand's prime minister has vowed to deny accused mosque gunman Brenton Harrison Tarrant a platform for elevating his white supremacist views. ChristchurchShootings
Read more »
New Zealand's Ardern vows never to speak killer's nameNew Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern vowed Tuesday never to utter the name of the twin-mosque gunman as she opened a sombre session of parliament with an evocative 'as salaam alaikum' message of peace to Muslims.
Read more »
40 people dead in mosque terror attacks - NZ PMNew Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says that the 'terrorist attack' was 'well planned'.
Read more »
NZ begins releasing bodies to families in Christchurch mosque attack | News | World | M&G
Read more »
NZ minister headed to Turkey following Erdogan's mosque attack comments | IOL NewsNew Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern said Foreign Minister Winston Peters will travel to Turkey to 'confront' comments made by the Turkish president.
Read more »
New Zealand bans assault weapons within days of massacreNew Zealand's PM Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday that assault rifles and semi-automatic weapons were now banned with immediate effect, triggering renewed calls from leading American politicians for gun controls in the United States.
Read more »
‘They are us’: New Zealand reacts with horror at mosque attacksPolitical and Islamic leaders across the world have expressed their disgust at the deadly shooting at two mosques in New Zealand on Friday as some countries revealed that their citizens had been caught up in the bloodshed.
Read more »