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Greg Evans
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Today's horrific attack on a mosque in New Zealand is a sobering reminder of the perils and dangers that the modern world still faces thanks to archaic rhetoric and the actions of a few.
49 people lost their lives and 20 others were seriously injured after a gunman opened fire on the Masjid Al Noor mosque in central Christchurch, in an act that has been labelled as a terrorist attack by the New Zealand prime minister.
It's a truly shocking moment for New Zealand and the rest of the world as we once again have to confront the unfortunate fact that Islamophobia, racism and extremism are still very prevalent within societies all around the world.
At times like this, it's easy to turn to social media to seek reassurances that everything will be ok and although that can work, a simple picture can convey much more than words or videos.
Political cartoonist have an uncanny knack of capturing the sadness and emotion of such occasions and a handful of artists have already produced artwork about today's news that does exactly that.
Carlos Latuff.
Let's call things by their proper name. What we had in #Christchurch New Zeland is an act of WHITE SUPREMACY TERROR… https://t.co/b6ndkEJmWH— Carlos Latuff (@Carlos Latuff) 1552624951
Arcadio Esquivel.
New Zealand weeps. Cartoon by Arcadio Esquivel of Costa Rica. @cartoonarcadio @pritheworld https://t.co/ZCbCXYyCRl— Global Cartoons (@Global Cartoons) 1552654573
Satish Acharya.
New Zealand shooting! @sifydotcom cartoon #NewZealandShooting https://t.co/jca8jlUERR— Satish Acharya (@Satish Acharya) 1552648050
Bas Palsrok.
#ChristChurch #NewZealand #Terrorism #Muslim #Nazi #Cartoon https://t.co/CkM4uZCSJ6— Bas Palsrok (@Bas Palsrok) 1552647584
Emad Hajjaj.
#هجوم_نيوزلندا_الإرهابي #كاريكاتير #عمادـحجاج صحيفة العربي الجديد @alaraby_ar #Christchurch #ChristianTerror… https://t.co/IIT0nPgWfr— Emad Hajjaj Cartoons (@Emad Hajjaj Cartoons) 1552653412
Yeo Cartoons.
"This is one of New Zealand's darkest days" - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, 15 March 2019. Cartoon by @YeoCartoons: https://t.co/vYS57BDUjO— Bryce Edwards (@Bryce Edwards) 1552628530
Benjamin Slyngstad.
#ChristchurchMosqueAttack #ChristchurchMosque #ChristchurchShooting #ChristchurchTERRORISTattack #Christchurch… https://t.co/91Y7szQ6B2— Political Cartoons of Sri Lanka (@Political Cartoons of Sri Lanka) 1552633669
Leahy Cartoons.
CHRISTCHURCH WHITE NATIONALIST TERRORISM @Christchurch_NZ #NewZealandMosqueShooting #christchurchshooting… https://t.co/xdeMKnf1hc— Leahy Cartoons (@Leahy Cartoons) 1552643418
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