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This is Not Us – and Yet it is Us: Why Gendered Analysis of Terrorism is Sorely Needed

Image courtesy of Christchurch City Council

This article was originally published by the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)  on 21 March 2019.

Known as one of the safest and most isolated countries in the world, New Zealand has experienced its darkest day, a terrorist attack perpetrated by a lone gunman against Muslim citizens in Christchurch in two mosques during Friday prayers. For us, in this antipodean part of the world, it is our 9/11 reckoning.

‘This is not us,’ is the resounding response across New Zealand (NZ) since the March 15th attack.