Thread by @mobbiemobes

A yr ago today, I watched in real-time an attack unfold before my eyes. On a Jummah in March last yr, a white supremacist attacked two #mosques in #Christchurch killing 51 Muslim worshippers as they prayed. Pls take a moment to pray for the victims & their families today.

Scars of the #Christchurch massacre linger. Slowly the shock recedes until all we feel is the echo of the tragedy. One yr on after Haji Daoud Nabi of Al Noor #mosque in #Christchurch uttered the words “Welcome, brother” only to b met w/ bullets in response theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Aya Al-Umari's brother was one of the victims of the #Christchurch #mosque attack. “Every day I feel like Hussein is with me. Any decisions that I make, I just think about, OK, what would Hussein do in this situation?" she said.

apnews.com/f0aeb18bedcf37…

“A lot of the regulars that we had either passed away in the shooting or moved away after,” said Noor Hamid. “People really underestimate the fact that it was mostly the main breadwinner who died,” she said.
#Christchurch theguardian.com/world/2020/jan…

71-year-old, Haji Daoud Nabi, became the 1st victim in the attack when he unknowingly welcomed his killer into the Al-Noor #mosque.

“Hello, brother.”

“In Islam, we welcome everyone, even our enemies. Just like my uncle did,” says Ms Tausif.
#Christchurch
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Those killed included were children, fathers, brothers, sisters, mothers, etc. They had hopes and dreams. They were simply praying. They were murdered because they were #Muslims.
This is why we fight against #Islamophobia- it is real and it is deadly.
theguardian.com/world/ng-inter…

We told u the threat is #whitesupremacy & you fuelled it, gained from it, enabled & permitted it.

So when white supremacists massacred 51 #Muslims, we Muslims were not shocked. We expected this. We knew it was coming.

Because you let it.

@RandaAFattah
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