Maori Muslim condemns Sydney Siege

15/12/2014

Tena Taatou katoa

Salaam aleykum

I give heartfelt greetings of love and peace

My prayers, thoughts and aroha are with the hostages and their whanau.

My heart goes out to those whanau.

I in no way sympathise, indeed I completely condemn the alleged gunman/gunmen, creating an alleged hostage situation in the Sydney CBD.

I express my anger and frustration at the use of sacred symbols of the Islamic faith, being used in this siege. This is tantamount to the Nazi distortion of the vedic Swastika.

I pray for the people of Sydney, I invoke Allah to protect the people of New South Wales and I continue to pray for the people of Australia.

-          TeRata Hikairo