Las Vegas Sun

May 2, 2024

Currently: 87° — Complete forecast

Vigil Honors Lives Lost in New Zealand Mosque Attacks

Steve Marcus

Dr. Muhammad Shafi, president of the Islamic Society of Nevada, takes a video on his phone during a vigil at UNLV Friday, March 15, 2019. The vigil, organized by the Muslim Community of Southern Nevada, the UNLV Muslim Student Association, and the Interfaith Council of Southern Nevada, honored lives lost due to hate and violence around the world and to honor the 49 lives lost in the New Zealand mosque attacks.