Dubai's Burj Khalifa Lit Up With Photo Of New Zealand PM In A Headscarf

Dubai has projected the image of New Zealand premier Jacinda Ardern onto its iconic Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest skyscraper, in thanks for her response to last week's Mosque Shootings


Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum praised New Zealand Prime minister Jacinda Ardern's support tot the Muslim Comminity " after a white supremacist gunman attacked two mosques on March 15, killing 50 people.

"Thank you PM @jacindaardern and New Zealand for your sincere empathy and support that has won the respect of 1.5 billion Muslims after the terrorist attack that shook the Muslim community around the world," he wrote on Twitter

A photo from Dubai's Public Diplomacy Office showed Burj Khalifa lit up with a picture of PM Ardern in a hijab, warmly embracing a Muslim affected by the tragedy under the word "peace" in Arabic and English.