After the Christchurch mosque shooting in March 2019 in New Zealand, Alinejad remained quiet on the shootings but after the country's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern wore a hijab, Alinejad started criticizing her for wearing a hijab ostensibly in sympathy and respect to the Muslim victims. She said she "felt that you are using one of the most visible symbols of oppression for Muslim women in many countries for solidarity, and it also broke my heart”.