Women in New Zealand wear headscarves to solidify with Muslims

Thaya Ashman, a doctor, created Shamina for Hermon after learning that a Muslim woman is afraid to wear the headscarf because she thought it would be the target of violence after the terrorist attack, Klan Kosova reports.

Ashman, who in advance consulted the Muslim Council of Women in New Zealand, said it was a gesture for non-Muslim women to express solidarity while the country is facing the consequences of the terrorist attack.

I wanted to say: We are with you, we want you to feel at home when you're on the street, we love you, we support and we respect you”, Ashman told Reuters.

The women who joined the prayers in the outer space of Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch, where most of the victims were killed, were wearing their headscarves as a sign of respect.

Others in New Zealand, including journalists, joined the gesture and shared photos in social media.