Donald Trump celebrates Ramadan by hosting Iftar at white house
PTI, May 14, 2019, 12:02 PM IST
Washington: Ramadan is a time when people join forces in pursuit of hope, tolerance and peace, US President Donald Trump said Monday.
Trump hosted an Iftaar dinner for eminent Muslim members from his administration and top diplomats from various countries at the White House on Monday night. Ramadan is a holy month for Muslims here in the US and all across the world, he said.
“And Ramadan is a time when people join forces in pursuit of hope, tolerance and peace. It is in this spirit that we come together tonight for Iftaar, the traditional Ramadan meal that breaks the daily fast,” he said in his brief address in the State Dinning Room of the White House.
“This evening, our thoughts are also with the religious believers who have endured many trials and hardships in recent weeks. It’s been a very rough period of time. Our hearts are filled with grief for the Muslims who were killed in their mosques in New Zealand, as well as the Christians, Jews and other children of god who were slain in Sri Lanka, California and Pittsburgh,” he said.
Trump resolved to defeat the evils of terrorism and religious persecution so that all people can worship without fear, pray without danger and live by the faith that flows from their heart.
“We thank god that America is a place founded on the belief that citizens of all faiths can live together in safety and live together in freedom,” he said.
Every year, the US president hosts an Iftaar party for invited guests in the holy month of Ramadan. PTI
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