OPINION: As-salāmu ʿalaykum – peace be upon you, to the Muslim community of Christchurch, of Canterbury, of New Zealand. There is deep pain, individual and collective, that I know will be always be there for you. Ansi Alibava, Ozair Kadir, Arifbhai Mohamedali VohraMost of all, thank you for your remarkable example of forgiveness. I know many people, including me, were too slow to learn what an enriching thing diversity is for a society. Those pictures of unity and aroha were uplifting.

Source: Stuff August 28, 2020 06:22 UTC