Tag Archives: iftar
May 9, Ramadan Dinner and Panel Discussion (NYC Event)
This year’s focus of the panel discussion: The refugee crisis, looking at our role as impacted communities and as helpers and allies. About this Event Panelists will include: Monami Maulik, Global Coalition on Migration, Kay Bellor, Vice President for Programs, … Continue reading
Building bridges while breaking bread: Norfolk temple holds interfaith Ramadan meal
More than 100 people gathered for an iftar dinner – the evening meal in which Muslims break their fasts during Ramadan – at the temple. Partnered with the Rumi Forum, an interfaith and intercultural organization, the shared meal was meant … Continue reading
Interfaith Iftar- A Great Time to Start Interfaith Dialogue
Contrary to the popular belief, the purpose of Interfaith Iftars and any other form of Interfaith dialogue is not to convert each other. Muslims in the United States are increasingly opening their mosques and Islamic centers to people of other … Continue reading
Interfaith Ramadan celebration calls for togetherness, unity
An iftar is the meal eaten after the sun sets during Ramadan, a holy month for Muslims that represents when the Quran was revealed to the Prophet Mohammed. The Islamic Center of San Diego has hosted an interfaith iftar for … Continue reading
Church Holds Charitable Ramadan Iftar for Muslims in Downtown Cairo
In yet another show of unity, the Kasr El-Dobara Evangelical Church, located near Tahrir Square, hosted its traditional charitable iftar for fasting Muslims in Egypt. The charitable iftar, known in Arabic as Mawaad El Rahman, is held by the Church … Continue reading