Iran Press/Asia: As thousands across New Zealand gathered on Friday to remember the 50 people killed by a gunman at two Christchurch mosques a week ago, women of all faiths put on headscarves to show solidarity with the Muslim community.
One week after a terrorist attack that killed 50 people at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, mourners who came from around the world honored the dead Friday by sharing the Muslim call to prayer and two minutes of silence, The New York Times reported.
In a park across from Al Noor Mosque, where 42 worshipers were killed, traditional Friday Prayer became a communal event, drawing together Muslims from afar, relatives of the dead and New Zealanders in headscarves experiencing an Islamic service for the first time.
“This terrorist sought to tear our nation apart with an evil ideology that has torn the world apart — but instead we have shown that New Zealand is unbreakable,” Imam Gamal Fouda of Al Noor Mosque said, drawing applause from those gathered.
At least 52 people were killed and dozens injured in the horrific attack on Muslim prayers at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. 104
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