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‘We must make people feel safe in their houses of worship’

Security officials walk outside the Masjid al Noor mosque after a shooting incident in Christchurch on March 15, 2019. – Attacks on two Christchurch mosques left at least 40 dead on March 15. (TESSA BURROWS/AFP/Getty Images)

By: Keerthi Mohan

by Imam MOHAMMED MAHMOUD THE terror attack on two mosques in Christchurch last month, claiming the lives of 51 people, sent shockwaves across Muslim minority communities throughout the world. Having just returned from New Zealand to take part in prayers and the funerals of those who died, I can guarantee many Muslims in London would have felt that it could very easily happen here. Mosques are woefully under­protected, open spaces that anyone can enter. There is a feeling of unease within the Muslim community which only increases with recently reported incidents such as the vandalising of five mosques in Birmingham.…

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