Humanity should fight against anti-Muslim bigotry with same determination it fought anti-Semitism after Holocaust, Turkey's President Erdogan says
Addressing an OIC summit in Istanbul called to discuss last week's twin terrorist attacks on two New Zealand mosques, New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters reassures Muslims living in the country they would be"safe and secure."
Speaking at a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Istanbul to discuss last week's twin terrorist attacks on two New Zealand mosques that killed at least 50 Muslim worshippers during Friday prayers, President Erdogan said that Muslim nations must take action against developments threatening the future of humanity.Australian-born Brenton Tarrant, 28, has been charged for the massacre and is being held at a maximum-security prison in Auckland.
"Humanity should fight Islamophobia with same determination it fought anti-Semitism after the Holocaust," Erdogan said. Addressing the OIC's emergency summit New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters reassured Muslims living in the country they would be "safe and secure" despite the deadly attacks on two mosques in Christchurch.
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