New Zealand residents in tears over the massacre
The IAEWP President, Executive Secretariat and IAEWP membership worldwide join the world leaders and the people to condemn the senseless act of brutal violence and the deadly shooting at two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch.
Forty-nine people lost their lives and at least 50 suffered serious injuries, some 11 people in critical condition including a four-year-old girl: in the terrorist attack of shootings targeting, the mosques during Friday prayers.
This is the latest example of rising racism and Islamophobia fascist terrorism that is leading to mass killing, regardless of motivation, motives or reason.
IAEWP joins the world in raising our voices and call for the need to introduce peace education in schools to counter all forms of the perverse and murderous ideology of fanatism by working together to counter Islamophobia and eliminate intolerance and violent extremism.
Our prayers and empathy are with the victims and their families. We stand in solidarity with the people of New Zealand, the enforcement agencies and their government against this heinous and cowardly acts violent extremism.
We also ask everyone to continue maintaining a calm emotional temperature during this very painful period as all acts of terrorism is unjustifiable and is beyond any religion and against all principles of humanity.
Office of the IAEWP Executive Vice President 2,
Malaysia
