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New Zealand – Mary C. Curtis http://maryccurtis.com Award-winning columnist, writer, speaker and editor Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:05:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.33 If Trump won’t fight white supremacist terrorists, these people will http://maryccurtis.com/if-trump-wont-fight-white-supremacist-terrorists-these-people-will/ Thu, 21 Mar 2019 13:58:53 +0000 http://www.maryccurtis.com/?p=2351 OPINION — “We Support our Muslim Brothers and Sisters.” “Love Will Win, Hate Will Lose.” “Terrorism Has No Religion.” The Charlotte, North Carolina, Muslim community invited all to join in a United for Christchurch, New Zealand, vigil in an uptown park on Sunday afternoon, and encouraged those who came to mourn and stand in solidarity to bring posters with supportive messages.

They did.

People of all races, ages and faiths — several hundred of them — listened to remarks of healing and hope and pleas for understanding from local imams. “Good people of this country, this world, stand with us,” said Sheikh Muhammad Khan of the Islamic Center of Charlotte. All bowed their heads in prayer.

That is America, where domestic terrorist attacks, propelled by white supremacy, are on the rise, where leaders nonetheless ignore the national and global reach of this toxic movement. Unbelievably, shooting up places of worship is now a separate and growing category, from a Sikh temple in Wisconsin to a Christian church in Charleston, South Carolina, to a synagogue in Pittsburgh to mosques in New Zealand — and that doesn’t include all that would qualify.

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Fighting Global White Supremacist Terrorism http://maryccurtis.com/fighting-global-white-supremacist-terrorism/ Wed, 20 Mar 2019 13:48:06 +0000 http://www.maryccurtis.com/?p=2349 CHARLOTTE, NC — The Charlotte, N.C., Muslim community invited all to join in a United for Christchurch, New Zealand, vigil in an uptown park on Sunday afternoon, and encouraged those who came to mourn and stand in solidarity to bring posters with supportive messages. They did.

People of all races, ages and faiths – several hundred of them – listened to remarks of healing and hope and pleas for understanding, and bowed heads in prayer.

Since the horrific shooting in New Zealand, attention is being paid to the global threat of white nationalism, and how those with these ideas are becoming united through social media. This killer broadcast his crimes in real time.

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