Australian senator censured for blaming Muslim victims

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2019 14:12:58 +0000

Fraser Anning in Australian Parliament House

CANBERRA, Australia — An Australian senator was censured by his colleagues on Wednesday for seeking to blame the victims of last month’s mosque shootings and vilify Muslims. Sen. Fraser Anning was the target of widespread condemnation for blaming the attack in New Zealand on immigration policies. He faced more criticism later for physically striking a […]

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‘Egg Boy’ teen defends egging anti-Muslim Australian senator

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 11:29:57 +0000

‘Egg Boy’ teen defends egging anti-Muslim Australian senator

An Australian teen known around the world as “Egg Boy” conceded on Monday that egging a far-right senator was not the right thing to do, but he said the gesture united a world reeling from a white supremacist’s alleged massacre of 50 Muslims in New Zealand.

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After NZ attack, Muslims see double standard

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 12:17:26 +0000

Jacinda Ardern

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been hailed on social media by Muslims around the world for her response to two mosque shootings by a white nationalist who killed 50 worshippers. She wore a headscarf at the funerals in line with Islamic custom and swiftly reformed gun laws. Yet for many Muslims, Ardern’s most consequential move was immediately labeling the attack an act of terrorism.

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Jacinda Ardern’s image lights up on world’s tallest skyscraper for New Zealand PM’s ‘sincere empathy’

Credit to Author: nguno| Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 08:45:34 +0000

dubai, burj khalifa, jacinda ardern

Dubai thanked New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern for her response to the mosque shootings by projecting her image on the Burj Khalifa.

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Ardern: Mosque gunman won’t get notoriety he seeks

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 11:37:22 +0000

Abdul Iskandar in Christchurch

New Zealand’s prime minister declared Tuesday she would do everything in her power to deny the accused mosque gunman a platform for elevating his white supremacist views, after the man dismissed his lawyer and opted to represent himself at his trial in the killings of 50 people.

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