New Zealand finally has banned most of the semiautomatic weapons. The law was passed in the Parliament on Wednesday by 119-1 votes and it covers illegal to own or use military-style semiautomatic weapons, like the AR-15. The legislative change comes as a response to the Christchurch mosques attacks that killed […]

Islamophobia following 9/11 attacks is to be blamed for New Zealand mosques massacre, said Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. The PM tweeted, “This reaffirms what we have always maintained: that terrorism does not have a religion. Prayers go to the victims and their families.” Similar voice is also being raised […]

Two mosques in New Zealand’s Christchurch were attacked Friday killing 49 worshipers. The gunmen opened fire using rifles covered in white-supremacist graffiti. One of the gunmen livestreamed the massacre on Facebook for about 17 minutes. The video was immediately removed from all the social media platforms following alert by New […]

The mass shooting at two Christchurch mosques in New Zealand has raised voice from a top Muslim organization in United States blaming President Donald Trump for increase in Islamophobia. Executive Director and co-founder of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Muslim civil rights and advocacy groups, Nihad Awad, said in […]