Maori Muslim congratulates New Zealand Police on arrest of Xenophobe

Salaam to all who read this.

I express my thanks to the New Zealand Police who have successfully arrested the 66 year old Naenae-based xenophobe who was recently filmed, verbal abusing members of the public on a bus. The man was alleged to have, ignorantly used words like ‘Islams’ even though both he and we have no indication of the religion of the men he abused.

I also applaud the Whaea who stood up to the xenophobe and reached out in support of the men that were abused by the xenophobe.

Muslims face daily discrimination and persecution across the world and it is clear that in certain rare instances this is extant in Aotearoa New Zealand. We are grateful that the large majority of Kiwis are open to having people of all faiths, cultures and backgrounds have kind hearts. This is in line with the dictates of the articles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

We thank Allah the Almighty, for his continued providence in Aotearoa New Zealand. We ask for his continued protection of all peoples across the world, both Muslim and Non-Muslim

- TeRata Hikairo

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