My deepest condolences after the New Zealand mosque attack

It's been awhile since the last time I posted in my blog. 

My last post - which in May 2018, was about church bombing that took place in my own country.

And I still couldn't believe the fact that I would write again in 2019 about another tragedy that took place during Friday prayers in mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand on 15 March 2019. Fifty people were killed in the attack which was the worst mass killing in New Zealand's history, and there were children, the youngest one was a 3-year-old boy. 

When I heard the news for the first time, I was crying and it really break my hearts. And even after a week since the attack. Thingking about all those affected by the terrorist attack in New Zealand. May their souls rest in peace.  

Ruby Jones turned to art after the Christchurch shootings. Underneath it reads: "This is your home and you should have been safe here".

How people could be so mean? 

How they could have so much hatred to other people who've done nothing wrong?

We all need to unite and condemn all atrocities and violence on innocent people and stand against evil extremist. 

We can no longer deny that white nasionalism is a rising threat around the world. 

Hate is not taught. Hate is learned. And this world we live in must change.

We need to fight hate by keep spreading love, compassion, goodness, kindness, peace, today and forever. 

We should never forget how the people of New Zealand and the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern handled this tragic event so beautifully.

"New Zealand is a place that we cherish equally for its inclusiveness, for its diversity and I will consider it my personal mission as Prime Minister tp defend that so long as I have the priviliged of holding this office."

Photographer: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images

And how she asked us to never speak the name of the terrorist, because that's exactly what he wants, instead speak and remember the those who are lost, not the man who took them. 

"He sought many things from his act of terror, but one was notoriety, and that is why you will never hear me mention his name. He is a terrorist, he is a criminal, he is an extremist, but he will, when I speak, be nameless. To others I implore you, speak the names of those who were lost rather than the name of the man who took them."

THIS IS A LEADER. 

How the whole New Zealanders give support to each other, especially to the Muslim community, is really heart warming. While the Muslims praying, the non Muslims are standing firm in front of the mosques to protect them. 

They also perform the Haka, a Maori ceremonial dance, to pay tribute, celebrate and honor the victims of the terrorist attacks at the mosques. 

I have watched the Haka performance countless times and each time I have failed to not cry. It's heartbreaking but also powerful demonstration that Maori culture will not be erased. 

PHOTO: ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP

Image credits: Hassan Ghani