{"id":8661,"date":"2019-03-20T01:40:04","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T01:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/?p=8661"},"modified":"2019-03-20T13:10:52","modified_gmt":"2019-03-20T13:10:52","slug":"the-christchurch-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/the-christchurch-tragedy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Christchurch Tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Along with countless others around the world (\u0926\u0941\u0928\u093f\u092f\u093e\/duniyaa)<\/strong>, I was shocked and saddened to hear of the tragedy (\u0924\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0938\u0926\u0940\/traasdi)<\/strong> that occurred in New Zealand this past Friday (\u0936\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0930\u0935\u093e\u0930\/shukravaar)<\/strong> (March 15, 2019). Hearing some of the survivors on the radio, I recognized Pakistani and Indian worshippers who narrowly escaped death (\u092e\u094c\u0924\/maut)<\/strong> during this tragic incident (\u0918\u091f\u0928\u093e\/ghatnaa)<\/strong>. For such an event to occur in New Zealand, a country rightly known for being peaceful, is a shock (\u0938\u0926\u092e\u093e\/sadmaa)<\/strong> in itself. Fortunately, New Zealand\u2019s prime minister (\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0927\u093e\u0928 \u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940\/pradhaan mantri)<\/strong>, Jacinda Ardern, has taken swift action in announcing that the country must reevaluate its gun laws (\u092c\u0902\u0926\u0942\u0915 \u0915\u093e\u0928\u0942\u0928\/bandook kanoon)<\/strong> in the wake of this tragedy. In reading of this attack and its victims, one is struck by the global (\u0935\u0948\u0936\u094d\u0935\u093f\u0915\/vaishvik)<\/strong> nature of the tragedy in that the victims and their families hail from several different countries (\u0926\u0947\u0936\/desh)<\/strong>, including India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Jordan, Indonesia and Bangladesh. Although it was clearly the attacker\u2019s (\u0939\u092e\u0932\u093e\u0935\u0930\/hamlaavar)<\/strong> aim to divide people and incite further hatred through his actions, a tragedy such as this does just the opposite \u2013 in the wake of their loss, which reverberates powerfully through a closely interwoven, truly global society, people are reminded of their shared humanity (\u092e\u093e\u0928\u0935\u0924\u093e\/maanavtaa)<\/strong> and the even greater need for a sense of peace (\u0936\u093e\u0902\u0924\u093f\/shaanti)<\/strong> and belonging in an increasingly fractured world.<\/p>\n

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Christchurch, New Zealand. Image by WT-Shared Shoestring on Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0.<\/p><\/div>\n

According to current news sources, the death toll from this tragedy has now risen to fifty people (\u092a\u091a\u093e\u0938 \u0932\u094b\u0917\/pachaas log)<\/strong>. In addition, there are some worshippers who have been declared \u201cmissing\u201d (\u0932\u093e\u092a\u0924\u093e\/laapataa)<\/strong>. New Zealand officials (\u0905\u0927\u093f\u0915\u093e\u0930\u0940\/adhikaari)<\/strong> are now confronting the challenge of identifying all those who have lost their lives as well as those who remain missing. Sadly, some of those who lost their lives in this tragedy were refugees (\u0936\u0930\u0923\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0940\/sharanaarthi)<\/strong>, such as worshippers from Syria, who had claimed asylum in New Zealand, hoping that this otherwise peaceful and welcoming society would be a chance (\u092e\u094c\u0915\u093e\/maukaa)<\/strong> at a new and better life for themselves and their families.<\/p>\n

In a BBC Hindi article<\/a> covering this tragedy, several individuals (\u0935\u094d\u092f\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093f\/vyakti)<\/strong> are profiled for their rare courage (\u0938\u093e\u0939\u0938\/saahas)<\/strong> and clarity of mind in the face of this chaos and carnage. One such individual is 71-year-old Daud Nabi, originally from Afghanistan, who fled this country in the 1980s during the Soviet attack (\u0939\u092e\u0932\u093e\/hamlaa)<\/strong>. An engineer by profession (\u092a\u0947\u0936\u093e\/peshaa)<\/strong> with an avid interest (\u0936\u094c\u0915\/shauk=hobby)<\/strong> in vintage cars, he served as a community leader (\u0938\u093e\u092e\u0941\u0926\u093e\u092f\u093f\u0915 \u0928\u0947\u0924\u093e\/saamudaayik netaa)<\/strong> after his retirement as the head of the Local Afghan Association in Christchurch. During the attack on one of the mosques, Nabi stepped in front of the gunman to save the lives of others (\u0926\u0942\u0938\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u091c\u093e\u0928 \u092c\u091a\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f\/doosro ki jaan bachaane ke liye)<\/strong> and was killed in the process. He is remembered by his family members and friends as a hero (\u0928\u093e\u092f\u0915\/naayak)<\/strong> and a leader who helped foster a sense of unity (\u090f\u0915\u0924\u093e\/ektaa)<\/strong> in his community regardless of superficial differences.<\/p>\n

Another victim, 50-year-old Naeem Rashid, hailed from Abbottabad in Pakistan and worked as a teacher (\u0936\u093f\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0915\/shikshak)<\/strong> in Christchurch. During the incident at Al Noor mosque (\u092e\u0938\u094d\u091c\u093f\u0926\/masjid)<\/strong> in Christchurch, Rashid can be seen in video footage struggling with the gunman (\u092c\u0902\u0926\u0942\u0915\u0927\u093e\u0930\u0940\/bandookdhaari)<\/strong>, saving several lives in the process. During this struggle, Rashid was badly injured (\u0918\u093e\u092f\u0932\/ghaayal)<\/strong> and later died of his injuries in the hospital. As with Nabi, Rashid considered it his duty to place himself in the line of fire to save others. His brother, Kurshid Aalam, reacted with pride after seeing this footage, saying, \u201c\u0935\u094b \u092c\u0939\u093e\u0926\u0941\u0930 \u0907\u0902\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u0925\u0947, \u092e\u0948\u0902\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0932\u094b\u0917\u094b\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u0907\u0938 \u092c\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u0941\u0928\u093e, \u0935\u0939\u093e\u0902 \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0915\u092e \u091a\u0936\u094d\u092e\u0926\u0940\u0926 \u0925\u0947…\u0909\u0928\u0915\u093e \u0915\u0939\u0928\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u092d\u093e\u0908 \u0928\u0947 \u0939\u092e\u0932\u093e\u0935\u0930 \u0915\u094b \u0930\u094b\u0915\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0915\u094b\u0936\u093f\u0936 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0941\u090f \u0915\u0941\u091b \u091c\u093c\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0917\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0902 \u092c\u091a\u093e \u0932\u0940\u0902.”<\/strong> (\u201cHe was a brave individual \u2013 I heard about this (incident) from some other people \u2013 there were very few witnesses there\u2026 they say that my brother saved several lives while trying to stop the attacker\u201d).<\/p>\n

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Image by Muhammad Rehan on Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.<\/p><\/div>\n

Despite Rashid\u2019s family\u2019s pride (\u0917\u0930\u094d\u0935\/garv)<\/strong> at the way he acted in a time of grave distress and chaos, they are experiencing unimaginable shock. In the words of Rashid\u2019s brother: \u201c\u0939\u092e \u0905\u092c \u092d\u0940 \u0938\u0926\u092e\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u0948\u0902. \u0935\u094b \u092d\u0932\u0947 \u0939\u0940 ‘\u0928\u093e\u092f\u0915’ \u092c\u0928 \u0917\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948, \u0939\u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0909\u0938 \u092a\u0930 \u0917\u0930\u094d\u0935 \u092d\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u0932\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0928 \u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u090f\u0915 \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u092c\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u0915\u094d\u0937\u0924\u093f \u0939\u0948. \u092f\u0947 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0910\u0938\u093e \u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u091c\u0948\u0938\u0947 \u0906\u092a\u0915\u093e \u090f\u0915 \u0939\u093e\u0925 \u092f\u093e \u090f\u0915 \u092a\u093e\u0902\u0935 \u0915\u093e\u091f \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e \u0939\u094b\u201d<\/strong> (\u201cWe are still in shock. Even though he\u2019s become a hero \u2013 and we are proud of him \u2013 still, this is a huge loss for us. It feels as if your hand or foot has been cut off\u201d). Sadly, Rashid\u2019s oldest son, Talha, also passed away during this tragic incident. His friends report that he had just gotten a new job (\u0928\u094c\u0915\u0930\u0940\/naukri)<\/strong> and was planning to marry soon in Pakistan. Fortunately, Talha\u2019s brother was injured but is being treated currently at the hospital.<\/p>\n

Faraaz Ehsan is another victim (\u092a\u0940\u0921\u093c\u093f\u0924\/peerit)<\/strong> who lost his life in this tragic incident. A native of Hyderabad, 30-year-old Faraaz moved to New Zealand to work as an engineer ten years ago. He is survived by his wife and two small children, the first of whom is three and the second of whom is just 6 months old. Faraaz\u2019s father, Saiyaduddin, expressed his shock to the BBC: \u201c\u0915\u093f\u0938\u0940 \u0928\u0947 \u0915\u092d\u0940 \u0938\u094b\u091a\u093e \u092d\u0940 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0925\u093e \u0915\u093f \u0928\u094d\u092f\u0942\u091c\u093c\u0940\u0932\u0948\u0902\u0921 \u091c\u0948\u0938\u0947 \u0936\u093e\u0902\u0924\u093f\u092a\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092f \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0910\u0938\u0940 \u0938\u094d\u0925\u093f\u0924\u093f \u0906 \u0938\u0915\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u201d<\/strong> (\u201cNo one ever thought that such a situation could befall a peaceful (lit. peace-loving) country like New Zealand\u201d).<\/p>\n

Besides these individuals, the Bangladesh Embassy (\u092c\u093e\u0902\u0917\u094d\u0932\u093e\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0926\u0942\u0924\u093e\u0935\u093e\u0938\/Bangladesh Dootaavaas)<\/strong> in New Zealand has reported that three people of Bangladeshi origin (\u092e\u0942\u0932\/mool)<\/strong> were killed in this incident. One of these was Husne Aaraa, who was praying in the women\u2019s section of the Al Noor Mosque when the attacker struck. Her husband, Fareeduddin, who used a wheelchair, was praying in the men\u2019s section. Thus, at the sound of gunfire (\u0917\u094b\u0932\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u0906\u0935\u093e\u091c\u093c\/goliyon ki aavaaz)<\/strong>, Husne rushed toward the men\u2019s section of the mosque to save her husband. During her desperate journey to the men\u2019s section, she was killed by gunfire. Fortunately, her husband has survived.<\/p>\n

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Image by Jhi L. Scott on Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain.<\/p><\/div>\n

Although gun laws<\/a> in New Zealand are relatively restrictive, especially compared to those in the United States, it has come under scrutiny that gun owners in New Zealand are not required to register (\u092a\u0902\u091c\u0940\u0915\u0930\u0923 \u0915\u0930\u093e\u0928\u093e\/panjeekaran karaanaa)<\/strong> their guns. In addition, it is legal (\u0915\u093e\u0928\u0942\u0928\u0940\/kaanooni)<\/strong> for a private citizen to own and use military-grade weapons (\u0938\u0947\u0928\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0907\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0947\u092e\u093e\u0932 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u0939\u0925\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0930\/senaa ke istemaal vaale hathiyaar)<\/strong>, such as those used by the gunmen in the Christchurch tragedies. Luckily, Jacinda Ardern has pledged to reevaluate the existing gun laws in her country and has shown sympathy (\u0939\u092e\u0926\u0930\u094d\u0926\u0940\/humdardi)<\/strong> and support for the victims\u2019 families by taking part in Islamic prayer and promising that the victim\u2019s funerals and other expenses will be taken care of by the New Zealand government. And, despite his past opposition (\u0935\u093f\u0930\u094b\u0927)<\/strong> to restricting access to guns, the Deputy Prime Minister (\u0909\u092a-\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0927\u093e\u0928 \u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940\/up pradhaan mantri)<\/strong> of New Zealand, Winston Peters, has declared his full support for the prime minister\u2019s agenda to make this country safer, stating: \u201c\u0935\u093e\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0935\u093f\u0915\u0924\u093e \u092f\u0947 \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u0936\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0930\u0935\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u094b \u090f\u0915 \u092c\u091c\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926, \u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0926\u0941\u0928\u093f\u092f\u093e \u092a\u0942\u0930\u0940 \u0924\u0930\u0939 \u092c\u0926\u0932 \u0917\u0908 \u0939\u0948 \u0914\u0930 \u0907\u0938\u0932\u093f\u090f \u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u0915\u093e\u0928\u0942\u0928 \u092d\u0940 \u092c\u0926\u0932 \u091c\u093e\u090f\u0902\u0917\u0947”<\/strong> (\u201cThe reality is that, on Friday at 1 pm, our world changed completely and that\u2019s why our laws, too, are going to change\u201d).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Along with countless others around the world (\u0926\u0941\u0928\u093f\u092f\u093e\/duniyaa), I was shocked and saddened to hear of the tragedy (\u0924\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0938\u0926\u0940\/traasdi) that occurred in New Zealand this past Friday (\u0936\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0930\u0935\u093e\u0930\/shukravaar) (March 15, 2019). Hearing some of the survivors on the radio, I recognized Pakistani and Indian worshippers who narrowly escaped death (\u092e\u094c\u0924\/maut) during this tragic incident (\u0918\u091f\u0928\u093e\/ghatnaa)…<\/p>\n

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