DUBAI: The World is still mourning on New Zealand gruesome terror attacklast week claimed lives of 50 Muslims during Friday prayers at Christchurch.
Yesterday on Friday, the Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardernvisited a mosque and listened to the Friday sermon there. For the firsttime ever, the Azaan, Muslim call for prayer, was broadcast on national TVand radio in a show of solidarity with the Muslims.
The warmth of NZ premier’s gestures has brought appreciation from the worldover. The way she donned Shalwar Kamiz with a dupatta on her head, and thevisuals of her embracing Muslim women to condole them won the hearts ofmany inside and outside New Zealand.
In the same spirit, Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, currently the world’s tallestbuilding was lit up with an image of Prime Minister Ardern on Friday withthe Islamic greeting of ‘Salaam’, meaning peace.
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In his message on Facebook and Twitter, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid AlMaktoum, the Prime Minister of United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the ruler ofDubai emirate, lauded Prime Minister Ardern’s gesture.
