CHRISTCHURCH: Non-Muslim New Zealand women across the country wore headscarves (Hijab) on Friday as a show of solidarity for the victims of Muslim community last week’s mosques shooting.
Soon, hashtag #HeadScarfForHarmony trends as women up and down across the country began to post their pictures of themselves wearing scarves.
Several television news anchors and reporters covering the memorial event and even policewoman decided to don the Islamic headscarf during the One Week anniversary of the Christchurch massacres.
TV news in New Zealand on March 22. #HeadScarfForHarmony pic.twitter.com/6hn3zW7g74
— World HijabDay (@WorldHijabDay) March 22, 2019
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“Wearing a headscarf to uni as a show of support and solidarity with the many Muslim women who are routinely harassed for the act of following their faith,” posted one woman.
Wearing a headscarf to uni as a show of support and solidarity with the many Muslim women who are routinely harassed for the act of following their faith. I will work hard to help raise up your voices in any way I can #HeadScarfforHarmony #scarvesinsolidarity #TheyAreUs pic.twitter.com/jIxaklYOBq
— Kate Mills Workman 🏳️🌈 (@MillsWorkman) March 21, 2019
Hair stylist Gemma Skye Woods was quoted as saying, “At work in our hair salon today took part in #headscarfforharmony we are from #Christchurch, NZ and our hearts broke when the attacks happened last week on our mosques. We had scarves for clients to take for free if they wanted to take part and many did.”
At work in our hair salon today took part in #headscarfforharmony we are from #Christchurch, NZ and out hearts broke when the attacks happened last week on our mosques. We had scarfs for clients to take for free if they wanted to take part and many did.-Gemma Skye Woods pic.twitter.com/OxXwdx7uPT
— World HijabDay (@WorldHijabDay) March 22, 2019
Not even close to all the images we received today, but how beautiful to see all this love. #HeadScarfforHarmony pic.twitter.com/cqVwV335kS
— rachelmacg (@rachelmacg) March 22, 2019
We stand in solidarity 💚💚💚 #headscarfforharmony #theyareus pic.twitter.com/PyLohW7UUL
— Frantic (@frantastic_fran) March 21, 2019
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Very proud of many of my staff today at #WorldwideSchoolofEnglish #scarvesinsolidarity #notmynz wearing Hijab in support of our Muslim brothers and sisters pic.twitter.com/h4RcNoJuEl
— WorldwideCleve (@WorldwideCleve) March 22, 2019