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Video: Women in New Zealand Continue Wearing Hijab in Support of Muslim Community

Thousands of people attended a vigil in Christchurch, New Zealand to protest racism and to remember the 50 Muslims who were killed in two mosques last week by a terrorist man. Many of the woman in attendance continued making and wearing headscarves in solidarity with their Muslim neighbors.

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