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Sumbul Kiyani and Roaa Ramadan watch a slide show of the 50 victims killed in a mass shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand at UBC Okanagan Campus March 18. (Sydney Morton – Capital News)
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It was something neither Carina Reiss, nor the country she now calls home, could not prepare for. A Kelowna expatriate, Reiss lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, between the two mosques that 18-year-old Brenton Tarrant stormed into while live-streaming the killing of 50 worshipers and injuring 50 more. The gunman’s equipment was decorated with the names of white supremacists in white paint, in-
cluding the name of Alexandre Bissonnette, who opened fire in a mosque in Quebec and killed six men Jan. 29, 2017. “It’s been pretty horrible the past few days, the whole city has changed,” said Reiss. “No one is talking to each other, you can sense it in the city. “It’s a pretty horrible thought that an absolute stranger can come here and do this.” Reiss said there are flowers lining the perimeter set up around the mosques.
Her partner, who is in the military, called her during the shooting and told her to “get down, don’t answer the door.” Reiss and her housemates barricaded themselves inside and watched the news to stay updated on the situation. “There’s nothing that can prepare you for this. This isn’t normal in our Western society,” said Reiss. At UBC Okanagan, the Muslim Students’ Association held a vigil Monday in the UNC Building that included tear-filled speeches from students and a ceremonial Haka
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dance by a student from New Zealand. Roaa Ramadan, a third-year nursing student, stood in front of a crowd with tears streaming down her face while she shared that her mom sent her a text about what to do if she was ever in a situation with an active shooter. “I am so tired of defending my faith and trying to show people that I am a normal person. I am tired of feeling upset all of the time,” said Ramadan.
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