Sara Qasem with her father Abdelfattah Qasem.
Sara Qasemâs defiant statement to the Christchurch terrorist who murdered her father has won Massey Universityâs 2020 Quote of the Year.Â
The winning line, âLet it be known these tears are not for youâ, was said by Ms Qasem at the sentencing of the mass killer in the Christchurch High Court in August. She was referring to her grief for her father, Abdelfattah Qasem, who was killed at the Al Noor mosque. Ms Qasem told the terrorist to remember her fatherâs name.
The top quote is decided by public vote, with Ms Qasemâs line attracting 26.5 per cent of the 2479 votes cast.
New Zealand s Quote of the Year announced
22 Dec, 2020 06:28 AM
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Massey University s quote of the year has been awarded to the daughter of a man slain in the Christchurch terror attack.
Sara Qasem s father, Abdelfattah Qasem, was killed at Al Noor Mosque. Her defiant statement to the terrorist during his sentencing, let it be known, these tears are not for you , received more than a quarter of the vote in the competition.
Qasem was recalling the smell of her father s cologne as her eyes welled with tears.
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In a statement, she said she was stunned her quote won the competition and was honoured her words had a lasting effect for people to sympathise and resonate.
23/12/2020 The scenes are so raw and the emotions so powerful that the words are better felt than explained. Photo credit: Getty
Massey University s quote of the year has been awarded to the daughter of a man slain in the Christchurch terror attack.
Sara Qasem s father, Abdelfattah Qasem, was killed at Al Noor Mosque. Her defiant statement to the terrorist during his sentencing, let it be known, these tears are not for you , received more than a quarter of the vote in the competition.
Qasem was recalling the smell of her father s cologne as her eyes welled with tears.
In a statement, she said she was stunned her quote won the competition and was honoured her words had a lasting effect for people to sympathise and resonate.
Sara Qasem with her father Abdelfattah Qasem.
Sara Qasem’s defiant statement to the Christchurch terrorist who murdered her father has won Massey University’s 2020 Quote of the Year.
The winning line, “Let it be known these tears are not for you”, was said by Ms Qasem at the sentencing of the mass killer in the Christchurch High Court in August. She was referring to her grief for her father, Abdelfattah Qasem, who was killed at the Al Noor mosque. Ms Qasem told the terrorist to remember her father’s name.
The top quote is decided by public vote, with Ms Qasem’s line attracting 26.5 per cent of the 2479 votes cast.