A fast-breaking (iftar) dinner was held by the US Department of Defense on Thursday.
The event which was closed to the press kicked off with a Quran recitation by Chaplain Dawud Agbere who is also imam of the masjid in the Pentagon.
A letter by the US President Barack Obama was read during the program. “As the new crescent moon brings in the holy month of Ramadan, Michelle and I send our warmest greetings to all those observing the month of fasting in the United States and around the world,” the president wrote.
Apart from Muslim military officials, ambassadors from Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Lebanon, Oman and Turkey also attended the iftar. Faruk Taban, President of the Turkic American Alliance (TAA), the umbrella organization for various Turkic associations in the United States, was alsa among the attendees.
SHOT LIST Friday, July 2, 2015 SOURCE: CIHAN Quran recited Letter by Obama read Speeches Child reciting Quran Participants Duration: 04: 24
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