Shamim Homayun is a PhD Candidate at the Australian National University (ANU) School of Archaeology and Anthropology. His research looks at the relationship between communities and landscape in Afghanistan, where he does fieldwork in the northern plains and the central highlands.
On March 15 last year, I lost a close friend in the Christchurch attacks. When Haji-Daoud Nabi greeted a stranger at the door of the Al Noor mosque with “hello brother”, he was shot dead – one of 51 people killed.