Source: stuff.co.nz | Lawrence Gullery

Questions, not abuse, welcomed by your Muslim neighbours

Mercy and compassion are the cornerstone principles of the Koran and those who live by it are being tested on the streets of Waikato towns.

Sabah Al-Zafar is the Imam for the Waikato region and has been visiting regional towns, with a group of supporters, in an attempt to educate Kiwis about Islam and Muslim people.

“In Raglan we had one guy who came up to us and said, you should write on your sign, bunch of gay f….. Muslims.”

In Huntly, a man who saw the group standing together with their signs, which said “Meet Your Muslim Neighbour” or “Ask a Muslim a Question” told them there was “no place for Islam in NZ”.

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