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Zekeriya Tuyan (1973 - 2019)

Tuyan died in hospital on May 2, seven weeks after the terror attack. The father-of-two had been in intensive care at Christchurch Hospital after being shot at the Masjid Al Noor. He battled fevers and...

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Zekeriya Tuyan (1973 - 2019)

Tuyan died in hospital on May 2, seven weeks after the terror attack. The father-of-two had been in intensive care at Christchurch Hospital after being shot at the Masjid Al Noor. He battled fevers and...

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Zakaria Bhuiya (1985 - 2019)

Bhuiya worked in Christchurch as a welder. He was killed on his birthday at the Al Noor Masjid. Bhuiya had taken the day off work to celebrate, according to a fundraising page set up by his employer, A...

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Zakaria Bhuiya (1985 - 2019)

Bhuiya worked in Christchurch as a welder. He was killed on his birthday at the Al Noor Masjid. Bhuiya had taken the day off work to celebrate, according to a fundraising page set up by his employer, A...

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Mohamedhosen was born in Mauritius and came from the town of Vacoas. Mauritius is an island off the coast of Madagascar, with a population of around 1.2m. A minority of its population are Muslim. Moham...

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Mohamedhosen was born in Mauritius and came from the town of Vacoas. Mauritius is an island off the coast of Madagascar, with a population of around 1.2m. A minority of its population are Muslim. Moham...

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Ashraf Ali (1960 - 2019)

Ali lived in Fiji, where he ran a taxi company in Suva. He came to New Zealand around twice a year to visit family, and arrived in Christchurch about a week before his death at Masjid Al Noor. His seco...

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Ashraf Ali (1960 - 2019)

Ali lived in Fiji, where he ran a taxi company in Suva. He came to New Zealand around twice a year to visit family, and arrived in Christchurch about a week before his death at Masjid Al Noor. His seco...

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Abdel-Ghany and his wife and son immigrated from Egypt in 1996. He had previously been in the navy and had worked at a hotel as a rooms division manager. Finding a job in Christchurch wasn’t easy and h...

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Abdel-Ghany and his wife and son immigrated from Egypt in 1996. He had previously been in the navy and had worked at a hotel as a rooms division manager. Finding a job in Christchurch wasn’t easy and h...

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Muse Nur Awale (1942 - 2019)

Originally from Somalia, Awale had been in Christchurch for about 30 years, former Muslim Association president Mohammed Jama said. He was married to Muhubo Ali Jama and had no children. Until last yea...

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Muse Nur Awale (1942 - 2019)

Originally from Somalia, Awale had been in Christchurch for about 30 years, former Muslim Association president Mohammed Jama said. He was married to Muhubo Ali Jama and had no children. Until last yea...

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Dr. Muhammad Abdus Samad (1953 - 2019)

Samad grew up in a poor, remote village in northern Bangladesh. He studied animal science in Bangladesh, later becoming a professor at the same university. He had gained his PhD in Christchurch, and he...

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Dr. Muhammad Abdus Samad (1953 - 2019)

Samad grew up in a poor, remote village in northern Bangladesh. He studied animal science in Bangladesh, later becoming a professor at the same university. He had gained his PhD in Christchurch, and he...

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Mohammad Omar Faruk (1983 - 2019)

Faruk, a welder, came to New Zealand more than three years earlier. He was married in Bangladesh in 2017 and had planned to finish building a house in the country and return there to start a business. ...

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Mohammad Omar Faruk (1983 - 2019)

Faruk, a welder, came to New Zealand more than three years earlier. He was married in Bangladesh in 2017 and had planned to finish building a house in the country and return there to start a business. ...

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Md Mojammel Hoq (1989 - 2019)

Hoq had been in Christchurch for more than three years and worked in health care. He planned to return home to Bangladesh in September to marry his girlfriend, start a family and open a dental clinic f...

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Md Mojammel Hoq (1989 - 2019)

Hoq had been in Christchurch for more than three years and worked in health care. He planned to return home to Bangladesh in September to marry his girlfriend, start a family and open a dental clinic f...

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Born in Gaza, Kwaik was raised in Egypt as the son of refugees. He was a civil engineer who studied at the American University in Cairo, before moving to Christchurch in 2017 with his wife and two chil...

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Born in Gaza, Kwaik was raised in Egypt as the son of refugees. He was a civil engineer who studied at the American University in Cairo, before moving to Christchurch in 2017 with his wife and two chil...

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Mohsen Mohammed Al Harbi (1955 - 2019)

Al Harbi lived in New Zealand for 25 years and worked in water desalination. His son, Feras, said his father was a part-time imam, who sometimes gave the Friday sermon. Mohsen’s wife Manal searched for...

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Mohsen Mohammed Al Harbi (1955 - 2019)

Al Harbi lived in New Zealand for 25 years and worked in water desalination. His son, Feras, said his father was a part-time imam, who sometimes gave the Friday sermon. Mohsen’s wife Manal searched for...

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Abdukadir Elmi (1953 - 2019)

Known as the Sheikh, Elmi was a well known figure in the Christchurch Muslim community. He survived the civil war in Somalia, and came to New Zealand around 10 years ago with his family. He was “a gian...

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Abdukadir Elmi (1953 - 2019)

Known as the Sheikh, Elmi was a well known figure in the Christchurch Muslim community. He survived the civil war in Somalia, and came to New Zealand around 10 years ago with his family. He was “a gian...

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Karam Bibi (1955 - 2019)

Bibi had come to New Zealand with her husband, Ghulam Hussain, to see their son, Zeeshan Raza. All three were killed at the Linwood Masjid. Her daughter, Mariam Gul, said her mother was a “disciplined ...

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Karam Bibi (1955 - 2019)

Bibi had come to New Zealand with her husband, Ghulam Hussain, to see their son, Zeeshan Raza. All three were killed at the Linwood Masjid. Her daughter, Mariam Gul, said her mother was a “disciplined ...

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Ghulam Hussain (1952 - 2019)

Hussain and his wife, Karam Bibi, came to New Zealand to visit their son in February. All three died together at the Linwood Masjid. Their daughter, Mariam Gul, said her parents had been enjoying their...

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Ghulam Hussain (1952 - 2019)

Hussain and his wife, Karam Bibi, came to New Zealand to visit their son in February. All three died together at the Linwood Masjid. Their daughter, Mariam Gul, said her parents had been enjoying their...

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Muhammed Zeshan Raza (1980 - 2019)

Raza, a mechanical engineer, moved to New Zealand last year from Karachi. He lived in Auckland before moving to Christchurch for work in December. Raza and his parents, Ghulam Hussain and Karam Bibi, w...

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Muhammed Zeshan Raza (1980 - 2019)

Raza, a mechanical engineer, moved to New Zealand last year from Karachi. He lived in Auckland before moving to Christchurch for work in December. Raza and his parents, Ghulam Hussain and Karam Bibi, w...

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Mounir Guirgis Soliman (1950 - 2019)

Soliman, originally from Egypt, had been a design engineer and quality manager at Scotts Engineering, Christchurch, for two decades. He never missed Friday prayers and would go to the mosque every day....

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Mounir Guirgis Soliman (1950 - 2019)

Soliman, originally from Egypt, had been a design engineer and quality manager at Scotts Engineering, Christchurch, for two decades. He never missed Friday prayers and would go to the mosque every day....

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Dr. Amjad Kasem Hamid (1961 - 2019)

Hamid was a senior medical officer and rural hospital consultant at Hawera Hospital, and had previously worked as a senior doctor with the Canterbury DHB. The cardiologist had come to Christchurch from...

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Dr. Amjad Kasem Hamid (1961 - 2019)

Hamid was a senior medical officer and rural hospital consultant at Hawera Hospital, and had previously worked as a senior doctor with the Canterbury DHB. The cardiologist had come to Christchurch from...

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Moustafa came to New Zealand from Egypt 20 years ago looking for a better life for his family. A volunteer at the Al Noor mosque, Moustafa renovated a building at the back of the property and converted...

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Moustafa came to New Zealand from Egypt 20 years ago looking for a better life for his family. A volunteer at the Al Noor mosque, Moustafa renovated a building at the back of the property and converted...

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Khokhar was due to return home the weekend after the shootings. He and his wife had been visiting their son, Imran who had taken them on a trip around the South Island. “[The family] were really happy ...

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Khokhar was due to return home the weekend after the shootings. He and his wife had been visiting their son, Imran who had taken them on a trip around the South Island. “[The family] were really happy ...

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Syed Areeb Ahmed (1992 - 2019)

Ahmed had recently moved to Christchurch from Karachi to work as a chartered accountant on secondment to Price Waterhouse Coopers with the intention of supporting his family in Pakistan. He was an only...

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Syed Areeb Ahmed (1992 - 2019)

Ahmed had recently moved to Christchurch from Karachi to work as a chartered accountant on secondment to Price Waterhouse Coopers with the intention of supporting his family in Pakistan. He was an only...

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