Mosque Attack - A Survivor's Story

March 2019. Christchurch, New Zealand is subjected to an anti-Islam mosque attack. At the Al Noor Mosque, 50 worshipers are tragically killed and similar numbers are injured at Friday prayers. Mosque worshiper Temel heard gunshots. He turned to lock eyes with a gunman and saw a puff of smoke from the rifle and felt a bullet hit his teeth. It was the first of nine bullets to tear through his body. Somehow, Temel walked from the mosque unaided. “ Am I alive or dead?” he asked. Temel believes his survival is a miracle. Mosque Attack is a celebration of a spirit unbroken, which brings a message to us all. Temel Ataçocuğu proves that such an act of terror fails. In fact, it only strengthens the resolve of a community’s right to worship their god and live in peace.