The history of Muslims in New Zealand, which goes back to 1769, includes helping “in the construction of Christchurch Cathedral by transporting stones from the Port Hills quarry” …
- From Mahometan to Kiwi Muslim: History of NZ’s Muslim Population (The Conversation)
… yet the community has been spied on, and even a government official’s statement saying not all Muslims are terrorists suggested that “she could only ever see a terror threat coming from Islamic extremists” …
“[T]hose in the West who promote the idea that Islam and liberal democratic values are incompatible … demonise Muslim communities by conflating Islam and the Wahhabi ideology that the West has empowered”:
- We Need to Stop Conflating Islam with Terrorism (The Conversation)
An ex-Marine planned to blow up an Islamic Center. When he saw his little daughter’s reaction to his murderous hatred, he instead went to the center to learn about Islam. What he learned changed his life:
- This Vet Planned to Bomb a Mosque. Now He’s a Muslim (Splinter News)
Claiming they are Indian citizens falsely caught up in the BJP’s anti-immigration sweep, question the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council’s jurisdiction saying their village is in another district:
A minister “in Cape Town, has been accused of heresy’ by two other ministers, because he referred to Muslims ‘as ‘brothers and sisters’ and ‘children of God'” … in solidarity with the [Christchurch] victims”:
- War over ‘Our Muslim’ Siblings (City Press)
The video suggests that IDF soldiers executed not car-ramming assailants, but innocents who “collided accidentally with an Israeli army vehicle that had broken down on a narrow road in the middle of the night”:
- Video, NGO’s Evidence Suggests Soldiers Executed Palestinians (Middle East Monitor)
Shortly before the PA legislature swore in its first Muslim legislator, another legislator delivered an opening prayer asserting “Jesus, you are our only hope†and thanking God that Trump stands with Israel …
- Pa. Legislature’s First Muslim Woman Calls Prayer Delivered by Fellow House Member Blatant ‘Islamophobia’ (Penn Capital Star)
… while in the UK despite suspensions over “objectionable content, including calling Muslims ‘cavemen,’ Saudis ‘sand peasants’ and comparing Asian people to dogs … most … have been readmitted to the party”:
- UK Tory Councilors Reinstated After Anti-Muslim Comments (Daily Sabah)
“It was the disparity between the life of Khadija and the lives of some modern British Muslim women, still repressed under cultural rules in the 21st century, that inspired me to become a women’s rights activist”:
- It’s Not About the Burqa Review – Courageous Essays (The Guardian)
A look at the Australian cesspool in which an “’absolutely inter-related’ mix of misogyny and racism” which meet in “white male supremacy” has bred both the Christchurch shooter and the politician who defended him:
