Students Hear Azan In Christchurch University In Solidarity With Muslim Victims

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Students hear Azan in Christchurch university in solidarity with Muslim victims

Students at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand listened as a man gave call to prayer inside the university.

Islamabad (Pakistan Point News – 20th March, 2019) Students in a New Zealand university gathered to hear the Muslim call to prayer (Azan) in solidarity with the victims of Christchurch shooting.

Students at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand listened as a man gave call to prayer inside the university.

The students had gathered to pay a tribute to the victims of a terrorist attack on two mosques.

A video showing hundreds of students showing solidarity with the victims of the shooting has been going viral on social media.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that the nation will observe a two-minute silence in memory of the Christchurch martyrs and the Azaan (call to prayer) will be broadcast nationally on Friday in solidarity with the Muslim community.

Speaking to media on her second visit to Christchurch, Ardern said, "There is a desire to show support to the Muslim community as they return to mosques, particularly on Friday. To acknowledge this there will be a two minutes' silence on the same day. We will also broadcast nationally, via TVNZ and RNZ, the Azaan."

At least 50 people died in the shootings at two mosques in Christchurch after a lone attacker opened fire during Friday prayers on March 15. An Australian white supremacist gunman was charged for the killing.

Mahnoor Sheikh

The writer is News Editor, Pakistan Point. She has graduated in Mass Communication and has worked in various media houses