NEW ZEALAND-One week after a gunman opened fire at two mosques inChristchurch, New Zealand, killing 50 and injuring dozens, women across thenation wore headscarves to show solidarity with Muslims.
A doctor in Auckland, Thaya Ashman, came up with the idea to encouragepeople to wear a headscarf after she learned about a woman who was tooscared to go out as she felt her headscarf would make her a target forterrorism.
“I wanted to say: ‘We are with you, we want you to feel at home on your ownstreets, we love, support and respect you’,” Ashman said.
Women who joined an open prayer in front of the Al Noor mosque inChristchurch, where most of the victims were put to death, wore headscarvesas a sign of respect. Others across New Zealand, including news anchors andreporters, joined in the gesture too and shared pictures on social media.
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has continued to express supportfor the Muslim community, following the terrorist incident. She too wore ablack headscarf when meeting members of the Muslim community after theshootings and was highly praised for humble gesture.
A female police officer kept guard at a Christchurch cemetery, whereshooting victims were buried on Thursday, with a scarf over her head and anautomatic weapon in her hands.
