{"id":317711,"date":"2021-06-12T11:43:04","date_gmt":"2021-06-12T06:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=317711"},"modified":"2021-06-12T11:46:50","modified_gmt":"2021-06-12T06:46:50","slug":"new-zealand-muslims-object-to-the-release-of-mosque-attack-film-they-are-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/new-zealand-muslims-object-to-the-release-of-mosque-attack-film-they-are-us\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand Muslims Object to the Release of Mosque Attack Film ‘They Are Us’"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Zealand Muslims are opposing the release of a film about the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings, while families are still grieving. The movie ‘They Are Us<\/strong><\/em>‘ will focus on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s response to the mosque shootings with a death toll of 51.<\/p>\n

Back on March 15, 2019, during Friday prayers an Australian man shot up two mosques in Christchurch that killed 51 people. The gunman, a white supremacist admitted to all 51 murders, attempted murder of another 40 people, and one charge of terrorism.<\/p>\n

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According to the Hollywood Reporter<\/a>, ‘They Are Us<\/strong><\/em>‘ is drawn from Jacinda Ardern\u2019s words on that day. The 40-year-old leader was lauded internationally for calling out the attack by a white supremacist as terrorism. What really won everyone’s heart was her compassion towards the Muslim community. And how she united her shocked country in a painful time.<\/p>\n

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What The Muslim Community Has To Say<\/h3>\n

In a statement, a spokesman for the Muslim Association of Canterbury, Abdigani Ali shared what New Zealand Muslims feel. While the community agrees that the PM deserves recognition, now is not the time.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are still many sensitivities around the tragic events, … Although recognition of our prime minister for her response to attacks is well deserved, we question the timing and whether a movie is appropriate right now? The terrorist attack is still raw for our community.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Abdigani Ali agrees the story needs to be told. But he also acknowledged that the issue must be approached in an appropriate, authentic and sensitive way.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere needs to be a lot of work done in New Zealand in terms of hate speech laws, recognising Islamophobia does exist in our society and the institutional prejudice within our government apparatus before a blockbuster film comes out stating that we\u2019ve done a great job here in New Zealand,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Meanwhile, PM Ardern has completely distanced herself from the project. The PM’s office said that Arden and her government have nothing to do with the movie.<\/p>\n

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What ‘They Are Us’ Is Doing Wrong<\/h3>\n

New Zealander Andrew Niccol will write and direct the movie. He told the Hollywood Reporter that They Are Us<\/strong><\/em> is;<\/p>\n

“Not so much about the attack but the response to it, … an inspirational story about the young leader\u2019s response to the tragic events\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Muslims are questioning that focus. Some even calling out the ‘white savior complex.’ Mohamed Hassan, a journalist and poet based in Auckland laid out how this cannot be an ‘inspirational story.’ He explained why in a commentary broadcast on Radio New Zealand,<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not an inspiring story. It is a tragedy, one that must always be centred around the Muslim victims and their families. No one else.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New Zealand Muslims are opposing the release of a film about the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings, while families are still grieving. The movie ‘They Are Us‘ will focus on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s response to the mosque shootings with a death toll of 51. Back on March 15, 2019, during Friday prayers an Australian man shot up two mosques in […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":317713,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2374,1298,2199,1291,1297],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-317711","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-crime","8":"category-culture","9":"category-featured","10":"category-social-media","11":"category-tv-movies-music"},"wps_subtitle":"Muslim community is opposing the release of a film about the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings, while families are still grieving. ","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/They-Are-Us-1-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/They-Are-Us-1-758x424.jpg",758,424,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/They-Are-Us-1.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Ummara Sheraz","categories_name":["Crime","Culture","Featured","Social Media","TV & Film"],"title_text":"New Zealand Muslims Object to the Release of Mosque Attack Film \u2018They Are Us\u2019","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=2374,1298,2199,1291,1297&exclude=317711","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=317711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317711\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/317713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=317711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=317711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=317711"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=317711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}