Haris Murtaza's guest appearances

Haris Murtaza

The Weekend Collective

Radio Islam

Politics Central

Donald Trump

Charles Croucher

Julie Anne Genter

Aaron Dahmen

Jim Boult

Anna Burns-Francis

Phil Twyford

Christopher Luxon

Jason Walls

Catherine Field

Sandra Gray

Chris Finlayson

Dave Cull

Pita Tipene

Murray Olds

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An online petition calling for a film on the Christchurch mosque attacks to be scrapped continues to gain momentum.The film "They Are Us" is only in planning at this stage, but already the petition's attracted more than 45,000 signatures.The movie is said to centre around Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her response to the crisis, with Australian actress Rose Byrne poised to play her. National Islamic Youth Association co-chair Haris Murtaza told The Weekend Collective they started the petition because of a lack of consultation with those affected."Whatever decisions are to be made should be victim-centric, and we haven't seen that."Whatever movie is to come out, I don't think anyone except the victims should have a direct and continued input into it."He says that, from his understanding, the Al Noor Mosque community hasn't been approached for consultation."Across the board, I'm yet to speak to someone who was spoken to or consulted on this matter."LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An online petition calling for a film on the Christchurch mosque attacks to be scrapped continues to gain momentum. The film "They Are Us" is only in planning at this stage, but already the petition's attracted more than 45,000 signatures. The movie is said to centre around Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her response to the crisis, with Australian actress Rose Byrne poised to play her.  National Islamic Youth Association co-chair Haris Murtaza told The Weekend Collective they started the petition because of a lack of consultation with those affected. "Whatever decisions are to be made should be victim-centric, and we haven't seen that. "Whatever movie is to come out, I don't think anyone except the victims should have a direct and continued input into it." He says that, from his understanding, the Al Noor Mosque community hasn't been approached for consultation. "Across the board, I'm yet to speak to someone who was spoken to or consulted on this matter." LISTEN ABOVESee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Haris Murtaza: National Islamic Youth Association co-chair on why they are petitioning against They Are Us

An online petition calling for a film on the Christchurch mosque attacks to be scrapped continues to gain momentum.The film "They Are Us" is only in planning at this stage, but already the petition's attracted more than 45,000 signatures.The movie is said to centre around Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her response to the crisis, with Australian actress Rose Byrne poised to play her. National Islamic Youth Association co-chair Haris Murtaza told The Weekend Collective they started the petition because of a lack of consultation with those affected."Whatever decisions are to be made should be victim-centric, and we haven't seen that."Whatever movie is to come out, I don't think anyone except the victims should have a direct and continued input into it."He says that, from his understanding, the Al Noor Mosque community hasn't been approached for consultation."Across the board, I'm yet to speak to someone who was spoken to or consulted on this matter."LISTEN ABOVE

An online petition calling for a film on the Christchurch mosque attacks to be scrapped continues to gain momentum. The film "They Are Us" is only in planning at this stage, but already the petition's attracted more than 45,000 signatures. The movie is said to centre around Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her response to the crisis, with Australian actress Rose Byrne poised to play her.  National Islamic Youth Association co-chair Haris Murtaza told The Weekend Collective they started the petition because of a lack of consultation with those affected. "Whatever decisions are to be made should be victim-centric, and we haven't seen that. "Whatever movie is to come out, I don't think anyone except the victims should have a direct and continued input into it." He says that, from his understanding, the Al Noor Mosque community hasn't been approached for consultation. "Across the board, I'm yet to speak to someone who was spoken to or consulted on this matter." LISTEN ABOVE

A New Zealand based youth leader and activist says it was a painful day in court for the families of the victims of the New Zealand Mosque attack during sentencing of an Australian man who murdered 51 Muslims as they prayed in the city of Christchurch last year.

Activist  Haris Murtaza speaks about the sentencing of the New Zealand Mosque attacker