
Teacher and writer Sara Qasem on being Palestinian and living with grief after losing her father in the March 15 terror attacks
From Kiwi Yarns
Published 10/19/2025
Sara Qasem is a Palestinian teacher and writer who immigrated to Aotearoa at a young age and is now based in Ōtautahi. In 2019, Sara lost her father, Abdelfattah, who was killed at the Al Noor Mosque by an Australian far-right terrorist who opened fire on two mosques in Christchurch - killing 51…



