On Friday, March 15, 2019, a 28-year-old white supremacist allegedly shot and killed 50 Muslim worshipers in two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Around the world, media reports chronicled the utter disbelief of New Zealanders who once thought that an act of terror and hatred like that could never touch their peaceful islands.

On Sunday, hundreds of Muslims, Christians, Jews, their faith leaders, and Rockford residents gathered at Muslim Community Center & Mosque in Rockford, Illinois, for a prayer vigil expressing support for all victims of terrorism and hate crimes.

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[Audio production by Scott P. Yates / Rockford Register Star Staff; Photo by Rachael Keating / Rockford Register Star Correspondent]

On Friday, March 15, 2019, a 28-year-old white supremacist allegedly shot and killed 50 Muslim worshipers in two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Around the world, media reports chronicled the utter disbelief of New Zealanders who once thought that an act of terror and hatred like that could never touch their peaceful islands.
On Sunday, hundreds of Muslims, Christians, Jews, their faith leaders, and Rockford residents gathered at Muslim Community Center &amp; Mosque in Rockford, Illinois, for a prayer vigil expressing support for all victims of terrorism and hate crimes.
READ THE FULL STORY:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190317/hundreds-gather-in-prayer-at-rockford-mosque-in-wake-of-new-zealand-massacre">https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190317/hundreds-gather-in-prayer-at-rockford-mosque-in-wake-of-new-zealand-massacre</a>
[Audio production by Scott P. Yates / Rockford Register Star Staff; Photo by Rachael Keating / Rockford Register Star Correspondent]

News, interviews and field recordings from the Rockford Register Star in Rockford, Illinois.

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