Christchurch

New Zealand Court Set To Sentence Mosque Shooter

The sentencing of an Australian white supremacist who killed 51 Muslim worshippers in New Zealand - and live-streamed the massacre - was set to begin amid tight security in a Christchurch court on Monday.The court building - where Brenton Tarrant will hear statements from 66 survivors - was sealed off with large orange barriers as armed police stood guard.Sniffer dogs checked lines of court staff and media queueing at security points on a grey, rainy morning in the South Island city.&nbsp

24 August 2020
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Should Malaysia ban PUBG?

Scapegoating in most cultures is considered the norm. Myanmar scapegoats the Rohingya, China scapegoats the West and the United States (US) scapegoats its minorities.Malaysia is no exception to this behaviour.

23 April 2019
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Islamophobia in Southeast Asia

The term Islamophobia has its roots in the Greek word Phobos which refers to the God of fear and is used to denote terror. As such, the literal meaning of Islamophobia would be the ‘fear of Islam’. However, the term has evolved over the years to represent the many prejudices faced by Muslims by virtue of their faith. The modern interpretation is no more obvious than the recent Christchurch shootings. The shooter had no agenda other than prejudice and hatred towards Muslims.

29 March 2019
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New Zealand's PM vows never to speak killer's name

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern vowed Tuesday never to utter the name of the twin-mosque gunman as she opened a sombre session of parliament with an evocative "as salaam alaikum" message of peace to Muslims. "He will face the full force of the law in New Zealand," Ardern promised grieving Kiwis, while promising that she would deprive the man who slaughtered 50 people in Christchurch of the publicity he craved."He sought many things from his act of t

19 March 2019
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49 Killed In Terror Attack On New Zealand Mosques

A "right-wing extremist" armed with semi-automatic weapons rampaged through two mosques in the quiet New Zealand city of Christchurch during afternoon prayers Friday, killing 49 worshippers and wounding dozens more.The attack, thought to be the deadliest against Muslims in the West in modern times, was immediately dubbed terrorism by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, as she guided a shocked nation on one of its "darkest days."The attacker live-streamed footage of him going ro

16 March 2019
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