Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hugs a mosque-goer at the Kilbirnie Mosque on March 17, in Wellington. The Muslim Times has the best collection to refute Islamophobia and promote interfaith tolerance
Source: The Express Tribune
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Wednesday announced that the Muslim call for prayer – the Azaan – would be broadcast on national television and radio as a sign of solidarity with the country’s Muslim community after the Christchurch carnage, said Radio Pakistan.
Ardern also announced that New Zealand would hold two minutes of silence as a mark of respect for the dead on the day and women in the country were being encouraged to wear headscarves to show their support for the Muslim community.
New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern opening her address to Parliament today: “As-salamu alaykum, peace be upon you, and peace be upon all of us.” pic.twitter.com/tFnXxXoL7e
— Anna Fifield (@annafifield) March 19, 2019
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Burials begin for New Zealand mosque shooting victims
New Zealand’s premier called for a global response to the dangers of social media after the twin-mosques massacre.
A white supremacist gunman streamed his 17 minutes of carnage during which he killed 50 Muslim worshippers during Friday prayers.
Facebook said the live stream from Christchurch was viewed fewer than 200 times but it had to remove a staggering 1.5 million videos as footage of the slaughter went viral.
Ardern said while her focus was on the people of New Zealand, there were issues world leaders needed “to confront collectively”.
“We cannot, for instance, just simply deal with some of the issues we face with our social media to be dealt with on a case-by-case basis,” she said.
“There is an argument there to be made for us to take a united front on a global issue.”
“This is not just an issue for New Zealand, the fact that social media platforms have been used to spread violence (and) material that incites violence. All of us need to present a united front.”
In the United States, a congressional panel said it was asking top executives from US tech firms to explain the proliferation online of the “horrific” video.
The House Committee on Homeland Security called it “critically important” to filter such violent images.
Social media companies have long argued that they are not responsible for what is put on their platforms but Ardern has countered that they cannot simply be “all profit, no responsibility”.
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TVNZ and Radio NZ will broadcast the call to prayer on Friday, the day that mosques in Christchurch will re-open and the day when the country will pause for a minute of silence, says PM Jacinda Ardern. Details on a national memorial still to come.
— Anna Fifield (@annafifield) March 20, 2019
Mashallah
This is the best way to refute the right wing xenophobic and racist agenda. This is counter terrorism.
I agree two minute silence is respectful. Putting a Muslim call to prayer on NZ airwaves is not respectful to me a Christian.
Dear Gillian, please bear with us. It is just for a couple of minutes …
Great initiative. Mashallah.
To hear and to respect the Muslim call to prayer, by the nation, here in New Zealand is a totally appropriate response. I applaude Jacinda Ardern for this.
PM Jacinda Ardern echoing the message of universal brotherhood and sisterhood of the Prophet Muhammad, may peace be on him, is what the world needs today, more than anything else.