15 Mar 2020

Widow shares journey of healing after Christchurch mosque attack

From Sunday Morning, 9:37 am on 15 March 2020

New podcast Widows of Shuhada shares the journey of four Muslim women widowed by the Christchurch mosque attacks that took place on 15 March 2019. Speaking from Jordan, Farah Talal talks to Jim about life after losing her husband Atta, and Christchurch-based podcast creator Lana Hart discusses the making of the series.

Atta Elayyan is survived by his two-year-old daughter, Aya, and wife Farah Talal, who says "I feel like I became homeless and he used to be my home."

Atta Elayyan is survived by his two-year-old daughter, Aya, and wife Farah Talal, who says "I feel like I became homeless and he used to be my home." Photo: Photo / Janneth Gil