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Letters

The Muslim community of Hong Kong was shocked by the news of the terror attack on innocent Muslims in two mosques in New Zealand (“New Zealand shooting: children, refugees among Christchurch mosque attack victims”, March 16).
Kowloon Mosque and the community express their condemnation of the attack. The chief imam has prayed for the victims in the biggest gathering for Friday prayer last week.
A time for mourning and for solidarity
New Zealand has a history of good relations among the different communities. Hopefully, this incident will not affect that. We expect the authorities to look into the causes of the attack and address the concerns of the Muslim community.
Mufti Muhammad Arshad, chief imam of Hong Kong
Anger-prone men will always find reasons to provoke conflict
When I read about bigotry-induced atrocities like the mass murders at the two mosques in New Zealand, I wonder whether humankind could really use a sci-fi movie type of alien invasion which would allow people to unite.
In the film Independence Day, the most memorable of unexpected alliances against the evil aliens was the sight of Israeli fighter pilots working alongside their Iraqi counterparts.
But then again, what would happen, say, some five decades later, after all traces of the nightmarish invasion vanish and when the politics of scale, to which we humans are so collectively prone, come back to the fore?




Race is the most obvious difference between us – remove that entirely and there will be less obvious differences left to clash over, such as ethnicity, religion, nationality and so forth.
As New Zealand grieves, it must come to terms with how hatred was allowed to spread
From the intercontinental, international and national to the regional, provincial and municipal levels, I believe that the human race as a whole – but especially us anger-prone men – can be relied upon to inevitably find reason to irreconcilably differ and provoke conflict. Hypothetically, even if our species consisted only of a few city blocks of residents who are similar in every way, eventually there’d still be some sort of bitter inter-neighbourhood dispute.
Frank Sterle Jnr, Canada


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New Zealand

New Zealand shooting: Authorities must address concerns of the Muslim community

Aucklanders hold a vigil in Aotea Square in support of the victims of the Christchurch mosque killings on March 16. Photo: New Zealand Herald

A time for mourning and for solidarity

A bouquet of flowers is placed near Christchurch Hospital honouring the victims of a mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Photo: AP

As New Zealand grieves over the Christchurch terrorist attack, it must come to terms with how hatred was able to take root

People comfort each other as they pay their respects to the victims of the Christchurch terrorist attack. Photo: Xinhua

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - MARCH 17: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hugs a mosque-goer at the Kilbirnie Mosque on March 17, 2019 in Wellington, New Zealand. 50 people are confirmed dead and 36 are injured still in hospital following shooting attacks on two mosques in Christchurch on Friday, 15 March. The attack is the worst mass shooting in New Zealand's history. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

Students hold candles as they gather for a vigil to commemorate victims of Friday's shooting, outside the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, Monday, March 18, 2019. Three days after Friday's attack, New Zealand's deadliest shooting in modern history, relatives were anxiously waiting for word on when they can bury their loved ones. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

This picture taken on March 17, 2019 shows local residents from different faiths paying their respects for the Christchurch mosques victims after placing flowers during an Open Day at Preston mosque in Melbourne. - Australian counter-terrorism police searched two homes early on March 18, 2019, linked to the gunman accused of killing 50 people at two New Zealand mosques last week, police said. (Photo by Con Chronis / AFP)

Mourner pay their respects near the Masjid Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, Monday, March 18, 2019. A steady stream of mourners paid tribute at makeshift memorial to the 50 people slain by a gunman at two mosques in Christchurch, while dozens of Muslims stood by to bury the dead when authorities finally release the victims' bodies. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

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A woman visits a makeshift memorial in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 16, 2019, for the victims of shooting rampages at two local mosques the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters during his post-Cabinet press conference in the Beehive Theatrette, Parliament, Wellington. 24 September 2018 New Zealand Herald Photograph by Mark Mitchell.

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Residents pay their respects for the victims of the mosque attack in Christchurch. Photo: Xinhua

Opinion


New Zealand’s tradition of good relations between different communities should persist despite the recent violence



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New Zealand’s tradition of good relations between different communities should persist despite the recent violence