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Thursday, March 28, 2019

New Zealand Prime Minister Shows Empathy

New Zealand Prime Minister Shows Empathy 

Image 1. New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hugs a mosque-goer at the Kilbirnie Mosque on March 17, 2019 in Wellington, New Zealand following shooting attacks on two mosques in Christchurch on Friday, 15 March. Photo by: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images

This article is about how New Zealand's responded to the mass mosque shootings. As a sign of respect, she went to visit members of the refugee and Muslim Community, dressed in all black and wearing a Muslim headscarf called a hijab. All around the world, there is a news story on Jacinda Arden and how she helped the people of Christchurch cope with the tragedy that took place. She proposed to pay for the families to pay for the funerals of their lost loved ones.  In an interview, she was asked what felt like personally and she said: " I'm deeply sad ". 

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