Portrait of Remembrance to mark the second anniversary of the Christchurch mosques terror attack.
EDITORIAL: Two years ago today, an individual consumed and twisted by hate and ignorance took the lives of 51 Muslims as they prayed.
The shock and grief which swept New Zealand brought us together. Flowers, artworks and written tributes were left in vast numbers at the walls of Christchurch’s Botanic Gardens. Tens of thousands shared in the Muslim Call to Prayer the following Friday, and a week later our nation stopped to watch the Memorial Service for those who died.
We heard the imams speak of forgiveness and gratitude as they grappled with their own and their worshippers’ grief. We learnt the power of Islam to bring comfort to the bereaved.