Mazhar Krasniqi

Mazhar Shukri Krasniqi was a New Zealand Muslim community leader of Kosovar Albanian descent.[1] He was the first president of the Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand (FIANZ) from 1979 to 1981 and a human rights activist.

Mazhar Krasniqi
Krasniqi, 16 November 2005, Parliament House, Wellington, New Zealand.
Personal details
Born
Mazhar Shukri Krasniqi

Pristina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died8 August 2019(2019-08-08) (aged 87)
NationalityNew Zealander (Formerly Yugoslavian)

Overview


In a media interview in 1979, Krasniqi observed the increasing number of conversions to Islam :

"Most of them are people who have come into contact with Islam while travelling in the Middle East. We seem to be getting new members almost every week. If it goes on like this, we will soon be outnumbered by Kiwi Muslims. Seriously, though, this is one good reason why we urgently need a mosque – so we can have proper facilities for these new converts."[2]

References:

  1. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12260562
  2. Trickett, Peter. “Minarets in Ponsonby”. New Zealand Listener (21 April 1979), pp.18.

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