PRESS RELEASE
‘Condemnation of Heinous Attacks on Muslims in New Zealand’
Issued by: listed Islamic Organisations in Ireland
- Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland – Clonskeagh
- Islamic Foundation of Ireland – S.C. Road
- Muslim Association of Ireland
- Cork Islamic Cultural Centre
- Dundalk Muslim Community
- Galway Islamic Cultural Centre
- Islamic Information Centre – Cork
- Waterford Muslim Community
- Islamic Cultural Centre of Killarney
- Portlaoise Islamic Centre
- Islamic Cultural Centre – Swords
- Muslim Association Forum of Ireland
- Muslim Centre of Dublin
- Daar-E-Arqam Trust - Lucan
- Muslim Sisters of Ireland
- Happy Muslim Family of Ireland
- Al-Mustafa Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland
Dated: Friday, March 15th, 2019
For immediate release
We, the Islamic Organisations listed above, condemn the indiscriminate attacks on the Muslims of New Zealand who were executed while offering their Friday prayers in their places of worship, the very places that are regarded as a sanctuary. Those places have been violated by terrorists allegedly under the guise of ‘anti-immigration & white supremacy’; nevertheless Muslims across the world are in mourning today.
We believe that these horrendous and inhumane attacks are against all human and moral values and are crimes against humanity that cannot be justified under any circumstances. Acts such as these should be denounced wherever and whenever they occur.
Terrorism has no welcome place in any society or community, and we condemn terrorism in all its forms and stand in support of all victims and their families, no matter when, no matter where.
We offer our deepest condolences to the families of the victims and all those affected and we wish a speedy recovery to those injured and traumatised by these deplorable attacks.
“Whoever kills a person [unjustly]…it is as though he has killed all mankind. And whoever saves a life, it is as though he had saved all mankind.” (Qur’an, 5:32)
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