New Zealand to Broadcast Muslim Call to Prayer Friday as #HeadScarfforHarmony Campaign Urges Non-Muslim Women to Wear Hijab
Prime Minister Jacinda Ahern announced New Zealand will broadcast the Muslim call to prayer across the nation on TV and radio Friday. That same day New Zealand women are being encouraged to wear the Islamic head covering on Friday in sympathy with Muslims in the wake of the mass shooting terror attack by white eco-nationalist Brenton Tarrant at two Christchurch mosques last Friday that killed 50 and wounded dozens.
New Zealand PM @jacindaardern announces 2 min. silence and broadcasting the Muslim Call to Prayer on Friday.
Exactly how you respond to hate: pic.twitter.com/lugcBM1L1f— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) March 20, 2019
#NewZealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern wore a hijab when she met with members of the #Muslim community in #Christchurch on March 16, 2019.
Getty Images pic.twitter.com/U38p4FkJ22— Tasnim News Agency (@Tasnimnews_EN) March 16, 2019
THIS FRIDAY, 22 March, you’re invited to wear a headscarf or head covering at work, school, or play – to peacefully show your support for the New Zealand Muslim community at this time. #headscarfforharmony pic.twitter.com/geKkT1FExJ
— rachelmacg (@rachelmacg) March 19, 2019
The campaign to wear the hijab on Friday is calling it a headscarf and bears the name and hashtag #headscarfforharmony.
The idea was born out of reports Muslim women in New Zealand were expressing fear of wearing the hijab in public, reported the New Zealand news site Stuff: