A human chain is growing around Victoria’s Masjid Al-Iman mosque, a show of support for the Muslim community inside holding Friday prayer.
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A human chain is growing around Victoria’s Masjid Al-Iman mosque as a show of support for the Muslim community inside holding Friday prayer. #yyj #NZMosqueShooting @VictoriaNews pic.twitter.com/81kEsjVf8l
— Keri Coles (@KeriColesPhotog) March 22, 2019
In light of the recent mosque shootings in New Zealand, Victoria’s Sikh community invited Islanders to join them in forming a protective human chain “as a show of love and solidarity with our Muslim family and to remind everyone that bigotry will not be tolerated.”
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Members of the public began to gather shortly before 1 p.m., at which time worshippers started arriving for prayer at Masjid Al-Iman (2218 Quadra St.).
A human chain is growing around Victoria’s Masjid Al-Iman mosque as a show of support for the Muslim community inside holding Friday prayer. #yyj #NZMosqueShooting @VictoriaNews pic.twitter.com/g3SKp5ILJc
— Keri Coles (@KeriColesPhotog) March 22, 2019
The chain is expected to stay in place until the end of worship at 3 p.m.
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