Notations On Our World (Special Friday Edition): On The Tragedy in New Zealand

Police patrol outside the Masjid Al Noor mosque in central Christchurch [Mark Baker/AP]

Police patrol outside the Masjid Al Noor mosque in central Christchurch [Mark Baker/AP]

As we went to press, our team has been monitoring horrific developments in New Zealand on an attack on two Muslim Mosques in the community in Christchurch.   The Prime Minister of New Zealand has noted this as one of the darkest days in New Zealand.    4 Suspects have been arrested--3 men and a woman.     The Prime Minister of Australia has noted that one of those arrested is an Australian described as an extreme Right-Wing anti-immigrant nationalist.

We join the World in noting that We stand with New Zealand and the US Ambassador to New Zealand, Scott Brown noted this in a Tweet approximately 4 hours ago:

We’re heartbroken over the events in Christchurch today. We stand with our Kiwi friends and neighbors and our prayers are with you. Kia kaha.

— Ambassador Brown 🇺🇸 (@USAmbNZ) March 15, 2019

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, though, captured what has led to this horrific attack:

I blame these increasing terror attacks on the current Islamophobia post-9/11 where Islam & 1.3 bn Muslims have collectively been blamed for any act of terror by a Muslim. This has been done deliberately to also demonize legitimate Muslim political struggles. https://t.co/5bBREoayLz

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) March 15, 2019

We here at the Daily Outsider stand with the People of New Zealand as we pray for the soul of the fallen and ask for solace for all their loved ones.