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Dr Oliver Hartwich | Executive Director | oliver.hartwich@nzinitiative.org.nz | ||||||||||||
We are mourning the loss of 50 human beings In just three words, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern beautifully captured why this xenophobic massacre was an attack on all New Zealand: “They are us.” 21st century New Zealand is a place of diversity. We come from many backgrounds; we practice different faiths or none; we hold various views and philosophies. But as people living on these islands, we are all human and we are all calling New Zealand our home. It is our common humanity that binds us. This makes Friday’s events so hard to bear because they were deeply inhumane acts. “Whosoever killed a human being, it shall be as if he had killed all mankind,” as the Quran puts it. They are us. Or as we sing in our national anthem: “God of Nations at Thy feet, In the bonds of love we meet. Anti-migrant violence has no place anywhere. It We hope that over this difficult time, New Zealand will come together. To mourn the dead. To uphold our values. To defend our common humanity. They are us, and we are them. |
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