--- description: Women across New Zealand are wearing headscarves on in a show of support for the Muslim community after shootings at two mosques left 50 dead. title: Women All Over New Zealand Wore Headscarves in Solidarity With the Christchurch Victims image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8de4d2ce779a5914/6989471d22fb8505eee27f9f/gettyimages-1131938175.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Women All Over New Zealand Wore Headscarves in Solidarity With the Christchurch Victims by [Madeline Roache](/author/madeline-roache/) ## Madeline Roache Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 22, 2019 12:38 PM CUT  A police officer wearing a headscarf in support of the victims of the attack, speaks with a woman during the first Friday Prayer after twin terror attacks targeting mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand on March 22, 2019. A police officer wearing a headscarf in support of the victims of the attack, speaks with a woman during the first Friday Prayer after twin terror attacks targeting mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand on March 22, 2019.Peter Adones—Anadolu Agency/Getty Images by [Madeline Roache](/author/madeline-roache/) ## Madeline Roache Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 22, 2019 12:38 PM CUT Women across New Zealand are wearing headscarves in a show of support for the Muslim community, one week after 50 people were [shot dead](http://time.com/5552163/new-zealand-christchurch-mosque-shooting/ "undefined") in two mosques in the city of Christchurch. Women and children have posted pictures of themselves wearing headscarves on social media Friday, with words denouncing last week’s violence and expressing solidarity with [victims ](http://time.com/5553356/help-victims-christchurch-mosque/ "undefined")of the shooting. “I stand with our Muslim community today and against hate and violence of any kind,” one Twitter [user](https://twitter.com/julesnz35/status/1108957553025638400 "undefined") wrote. > [](https://twitter.com/julesnz35/status/1108957553025638400) > [](https://twitter.com/ATFblindpost/status/1108888759616135169) Auckland physician Thaya Ashman told [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-newzealand-shootout-headscarves/new-zealand-women-don-headscarves-to-support-muslims-after-shootings-idUSKCN1R304O "undefined") she thought up the “Headscarf For Harmony” event after seeing a Muslim woman on the news say she was too afraid to go outside wearing a hijab. “I wanted to say: We are with you, we want you to feel at home on your own streets, we love, support and respect you,” she said. Last week, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was praised for wearing a black headscarf during her meeting with members of the Muslim community. A female police officer also put a scarf on her head while she guarded the Friday [prayer](http://time.com/5556490/new-zealand-muslim-call-to-prayer/ "undefined") after the shootings. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5556704/new-zealand-women-headscarves-christchurch/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5556704/new-zealand-women-headscarves-christchurch/"},"headline":"Women All Over New Zealand Wore Headscarves in Solidarity With the Christchurch Victims","datePublished":"2019-03-22T12:38:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T23:06:40.878Z","description":"Women across New Zealand are wearing headscarves on in a show of support for the Muslim community after shootings at two mosques left 50 dead.","url":"https://time.com/5556704/new-zealand-women-headscarves-christchurch/","keywords":[],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8de4d2ce779a5914/6989471d22fb8505eee27f9f/gettyimages-1131938175.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Madeline Roache","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/madeline-roache/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8de4d2ce779a5914/6989471d22fb8505eee27f9f/gettyimages-1131938175.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"First Friday Prayer after Christchurch mosque attack","caption":"First Friday Prayer after Christchurch mosque attack","creditText":"Peter Adones—Anadolu Agency/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5556704/new-zealand-women-headscarves-christchurch/","name":"Women All Over New Zealand Wore Headscarves in Solidarity With the Christchurch Victims"}}]}] ```