Iftaar AMMWEC I attended and covered during Ramadan-by Dr.Afshan Hashmi

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9:08 This is your loving host, best selling radio and TV personality. And today I have come here at Washington Times office and here there is enough card here and I have been invited and I will be covering the event. So let's see what's going. On the viewers around the group. This is Doctor of charm harton the. Live for her radio show at K four SB on Talk for TV show. And I just wanted to request you that wase give me a sponsorship if you want to. Want this show to continue. Having said that, since I will see you in another episode of K four, let'st radio plus talk for TV show and if you give me sponsorship, I will give you very thes the price and they.

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11:36 Into one of these before. We're very privileged to have a lot of us this. Evening, So I'd like to invite one of our own from Amwick, miss Myra Zayah, to come on up and give us a little presentation about what is Ramadan and some of the meanings behind the customs that you see observed this evening. Thank you. Aslami licam, and good evening to all. It's truly an honor to be here as we get it together for this special Gfitar event by ambik So. Ramadan is a month, but it's just not a month.

12:19 It's a time of quaid, reflection and unity, bringing us closer to our values, our communities, and to one another. Ramadan is more than just a time for fasting. It is a journey of self discipline, generosity and gratitude. It reminds us to pause. Reflect, embrace the deeper meaning of compassion and kindness in our daily lives. Tonight as we share this with our meal, we celebrate not only our traditions, but also want of friendship and understanding. That bring us together. So what is Ramadan For those who may not be familiar. Ramadan is the ninth month of Islamic calendar and is considered the Hodius month for Muslims. It is the month in which the Quran was revealed to prophets Salona in Fildom, and it is observed by fasting from dawn to dusk.

13:10 Fasting is one of the five pillars of. Islam and serve as a way to develop patients self restrained and mindfulness. It is a time for spiritual reflection, extra prayers and active kindness when it is Ramadan. The Islami calendar follows a leunar cycle, meaning Ramadan begins and ends with the sighting of the new moon. Because of this, the date shifts about ten to eleven days earlier each year. This year, in twenty twenty. Five, Ramadan began on March first and will end on March twenty ninth. During this time, Muslim greed each other with a phrase Ramadan mubarik and Ramadan kream so how today because they look like in Ramadan.

13:53 It starts with sol the free dawn meal, followed by the morning prayer feasure. Throughout the day, I must abstain from food. Drink, including water, and other physical needs until sunset, when they break their fast with if thar. If Thear is often a time for family, friends and community to come together, sharing in the blessing of the day. In the evenings, special. Prayers called paravi are performed along for deeper spiritual connections. So there is a small video courtesy of thrty World that we're going to show and we can play this video. I think the size can play it here right here.

14:34 Thank you le around of Ramadan marks a month of fussing spiritual purification of prayer listens all around the world. In addition to the rituals that will be more communal prayers than if there, listens also observe some traditions. That are specific to the month and that vary from place to place. Give us a look at some Ramadan traditions from around the world. The holy month also brings. You Ramadan specific fishes to domnus in several countries, like the Ramadan pi Day, a traditional baited flood bread in Chukie with a handmade crystal pattern that makes it unique. Similarly, pay a kind of drimanchelli that is fried and served in milk, is a popular.

15:15 Traditional ish so far Solar in Pakistan. The panels or the Ramadan Nazers, are widely colored glants that are known for their re same designs. The lands have becomes symbols of Ramadan in Egypt and are also. Popular in several other countries like Jordan and Palestine, where they are light out streets and. Homes during Ramadan. Drummers in Chukia in their grants with melodypology to weigh missions for the world. These traditions. They expected the Ultima and dramas try to keep the tradition alive. Rada drummers are also popular in other Busin countries.

15:57 The Haggi laid out traditions observed in the un fifteen days prior to the start of Ramadan, children recent traditional clothing who went round onto the streets and wronged their neighborhoods, collecting sweets and singing songs. The sighting of the new room of Chawan marks the end of Ramadan and the arrival of Aden. The last eve of Ramadan, also known as Charms Love or the Night of the. Room, is celebrated with facilities on the streets of India and Pakistan and Bangladesh. After the final dark, women and girls spoke to local markets to buy colorful bangles and to paint their hands and eat with penna designs.

16:40 Let's see what they're next in the programs doctor. Ll start all right, So why Ramadad is not using only It is about real strengthened our connection to. God, engaged in self reflection and personal growth, to develop gratitude for what we. Have, poster empathy for those in need, and increase our generosity through the acts of charity and kindness and we have a specific charity that we do just right before Adela. It's called it's a sadaka, and it's also called a cattle fitther that we give to those who are in need, just wanting to add one more thing quickly. Here Also in the last ten days, we have odd.

17:24 Nights where it must been believed there will be lea dadu color, which is a special night where we. Believe our prayers would be answered. So tonight would be the twenty seventh of Ramadan, which is considered and assumed to be lai latu color. And there's a word that is in Qur'an about zone, which is an Arabic word for fast, and it says, all you who believe observing a zone, the fast thing is prescribed for you as it was prescribed. For those before you, that you may become become more righteous. At the end of Ramadan, we celebrate our Ego, which means the festival. Of breaking the fast. It is a time of joy.

18:05 Marked by special prayers, gift giving and gatherings with the loved ones. It is also our times to gift those who need ensuring that everybody can to celebrate this blessed occasion together so approaching the end, I just want to say Ramadan Mubarik to everyone and midclass eat Mubarik as well. Thank you, thank you so much for that. Maira well. I'd like to transition now to acknowledge some special guests that we have in the room and to briefly introduce a little bit of one of the pieces of the. Work that we do here at Amwick. As we mentioned, we are very privileged to get to partner with many on in our faith initiatives. As a result of some of our work countering extremism and hate and standing with the Jewish community and others, we've had the privilege of interacting with many of the wonderful diplomats here in the DC community, and we're very privileged to be joined by a few of them this evening who have agreed to grace us with some remarks.

19:07 So I wanted to start by acknowledging if I. Can have Miss Bruna Mali from the Embassy of Albania come up to share a few remarks. Albania, for us, has been a country that we've been really pleased to get to interact with officials and learn from their example of pluralism and interfaith cooperation. So thank you so much for being here this evening, Bruna and the micro sewers, thank. God even and everybody. First of all, I'm very pleased to be here. And Albania is a small country in Europe and we are very privileged because actually say, maybe you are aware in opinion, we have very good tradition. Really, I'm myself, I'm in Muslim and my husband Chiesque actually her two dogs and my children.

20:03 So they asked me a month, so it's up to you. So I'm very pleased with this example. I would like to underlie that we have during our history, during our in time, so always we have this kind of into. Religion religions, and we have during the celebration I. Know very well. Around done, we. Have our tradition as well, and it's not only. Fasting the month, let's say, but it's a month for humanity, friendship and. In order to people that can show it's better to work together in the name of the piece, because as it was very interesting that the moment that we we.

20:54 Saw before saw for us it doesn't matter the religion that the. Piece is very important. Thank you again, I wish all of you. Happy Ramadan month and God bless you, Allah bless you, thank you, thank you so much. I wanted next to acknowledge that we have a couple of colleagues and friends from the Embassy of Malaysia here with us this evening. So I'd like to introduce Ms. Kadia Zahra Rabat Kayam to come up and give us a few remarks about the interfaith work that they are doing in Malaysia.

21:38 Good evening and as amicome everybody. It is alarned to entrust you today on the subject that reflects. Malicious unit position in the global community, the country's role in fostering paceful consistence on the international steege. Increasingly interconnected world where conflicts often arise you. To cultural, political, and religious differences. Malicious stands as a powerful example of how diversity can be celebrated and how peace can be maintained. Despite our own internal diversity with various ethnic groups, religions and languages. It has never been a barrier from Maysia where we have been.

22:19 Consisting harmoniously, and Malaysia so has been a model's period of peaceful interfaith and inter religious culture. Peaceful existence at the heart of nations. Foreign policy as well is our be meant to peace, dialogue and mutual respect. As a member of the RETI Nations and the Association of the South Easia Nation or Asian Malaysia is also a member of the Non Alignablement and Commonwealth of Nations. We have consistently lamontriated our education to promoting global peace. The country champion's multilateral diplomacy. Believing the international problems, whether political economy, all social troop results true cooperation and dialogue better than conflict. One of the key principles that defines malicious international relations is its unlivings unwiving sense of non interference in the internal affairs of other nations. This policy is truthed in malicious own distruth of navigating complex.

23:20 Life of cultures and religion. From this nation has come to understand the importance of respecting the surbinity of adienations while encouraging peaceful solutions to conflict, whether it is in addressing regional security issues or mediating peace processes. Religious for policy, paradise, deplibacy, and most importantly respect to. Stuis unique identity and values. In terms of peacekeeping, militia has contributed to various nations peacekeeping missions serving truths and personal of the conflict zones like Bosnia, Lablon and Sudani. Nation's involvement in these missions and this cause our commniment not to into the security of our own region.

24:02 By global peace as well. This commitment is reflective of our larger belief and security and responsibility. Another notable example of Relation's diplomatic leadership is our role in advocating for the peaceful resolution of the Procelian Confelice. Nation has been a stablished supporter. Of Preceilian rights and consistent call for a two sid solutions based on the respect for international law and human rights. It has used our platform variously. Either by laturally or my flaterally to speak out on behalf of the press, pushing for a world where dialogue, negotiations, and just is prevailed.

24:43 Additionally, Nation has always. Been actively involved in promoting in the faith and in the culture dialogue globally through our initiatives such as the Klooboo Inclaration on interfact Dialogue and establishment of Ours for the Session. Lasia has always. Everything that. Relation has always advocated to foster the understanding between differences in cultures and religion. In conclusion, I am proud to see that my. Country in Malaysia has always been a stage support and being strung in promoting. Peaceful existence internationally. As our estament to our would believe that lasting peace is achievable when nation has come together, respectation and differences and seeking common ground. We believe that our foreign policy as as if we could of hope demonstrating that our that no method size of a nation, our relation is a very small country that the regardless of the notion of the complexity of the issue, dialogue, dress type and mutual understanding are key to fostering a more peaceful world.

25:47 Thank you everyone. Wandering forward. I wanted to see if miss Emma Smith and the yes, there she is. We're honored to be joined by Miss m Smith from the Embassy of the Netherlands, another country that we feel at and what we have learned a lot from in terms of their proactive approach to fostering and inclusive society, respecting the rights of all religious puralism as well. And that's want to come. We'll keep it sure. My Deputy Ambassador will attended another historical organized by YouTube yesterday and I imagine she.

26:29 Said something, maybe that work. She really valued it, So I'll keep it a bit personal. I loved attending these kinds of events. I myself was born daughter of a reverend Christian reverend, and I remember founding growing up in church, but also how much how much that also was so for instance, for Christmas, that Muslim friends would come a sound away Christmas with us, that a Jewish friends come and celebrate Christmas with us. And I don't know if if I just got lucky with that experience, but I know that it is shape me, perhaps even made me pursue this career.

27:13 This curiosity that I have myself towards other people of faith and the curiosity that I was met with from them, and personally I always find it. I know we're living in a very difficult. World, but what I've found with friends, mostli friends, or Jewish friends, or from every belief is that it actually creates a bond to have this sort of shared. Framework actually grew up with. Of course the substance can be different, but to have been raised with these ideals that are very much shared with kins religion side, I always.

27:54 Feel that it's it's just an advantage and a very It's so very rich to have been raised this way, and. I'm very very. Happy to have gotten this invitations with Tennessee and tonight, and I am really and in so. Much all of the people that are doing Ramadan. I have welcome past that I've five days, but I've never been able to do more than one day at the time. But I can definitely see all these anoms a reflection of people get closer together, of sharing. So very honor to be your tent too to join me in SAFETI thank you so much.

28:37 Hello everyone, This is doctor. Rubshan Hashmi live from upon Country Club in Virginia, and I just wanted to say that my Kay four Eshlei Radio and Top forty you show called Me Canry with Doctor Rubshan Hashmi is syndicated worldwide and has more than three hundred million listeners. And if you want these shows to continue, please gave a sponsorship. And I request to please give a sponsorship because these shows require a lot of energy and money to produce, So I would request every month to give me sponsorship and your product could be promoted in a very reasonable price. And you can contact me Ataughshan at the Shanhashmi dot com tears and bye bye.

29:30 You need to stop that and stop that. We need to fully understand what happened the visit at Ya Vashon. It shook me out to the whole I had many times for myself right, no one was without tears. It made me felt the responsibility to keep the hole. And you'll say never. The sign in people's eyes when they hurt, like the Muslims, Pakistanis, Americans and you know, the hugs we go to and then thank you that so many Israelis worked up to us and said you'll thank you for doing this.

30:12 Like coming here, I was able to share the same experience. And you know in Greace, the knowledge and. The education of the people that are with me building peace is good for the world. Why it's so difficult, Why do we have to demonize Israel? I know that this is a start of a beautiful conversation with beautiful extrevative ideas. But we need to do this. Were very must a lot of seats because since that day we have not stopped sending groups of Pakistani's journalous civic leaders to Israel.

30:59 There's just another one that came back. And now ask my brother Dan Fefferman to share the rest of the journey today and come and join us here at the podium. Dan Seferman, I haven't seen that video in a while. Ladila, it's quite beautiful. Salam alee. Come to everyone. Shalom to you all, Salam shalom. They sound alike. It's because they are the Hebrew Bible that Tanah says, bakesh shalom vilade febu. Turn from evil and do good, seek peace and pursue it. That's what the prophet David, our common prophet said in the Book of Psalms. He commands us to pursue peace, to pursue it actively and not just wait for it and not just talk about it.

31:53 So my name is Dan Fefferman. I have the honor of being one of the co chairmen now of Sharaka along with Ami Derek. You mentioned the founder and made Sarako. I just had the pleasure of seeing Abudavi just recently. And we're at NGO based in the relist where Israelis, we are Arabs, we're Pakistanis, we are Jews, we are Muslims, Christians, Jews. Although viewers around the group, this is doctor Racham hatin their live work for her radio show at K four SHB and Talk. For TV show. And I just wanted to request you that was give me a sponsorship if you want to.

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33:18 It's North Africa and now probably South Asia as well, working to promote piece actively based on the Abraham and Courts framework. And we're so honored to be here. I have friends here who you'll hear short messages from from Bahrain and from Morocco and from Syria as well, and Anila. You know, we're so honored. You're a partner or dear partner in this. You have been since the beginning, and we've done so much good work together in I can very humbly. Say and. Around anxiety like Meredith in a country club and we just missed it to say that hes be ausorship with.

34:11 Good produce the actually having sex action. Please give ausorships and buy by. In to one of these before. We're very privileged to have a lot of us this evening, So I'd like to invite one of our own from Amwick, Miss Myra Zaiah, to come on up and give us a little presentation about what is Ramadan and some of the meanings behind the customs that you see observed this evening. Thank you Julie Aslama licom and good evening to all.

34:57 It's truly an honor to be here as we getting together for this special Gfitar event by Amquick. So Ramadan is a month, but it's just not a month. It's a time of with reflection and unity, bringing us closer to our values, our communities and to one another. About out and. Give date at boor far friends if merited in a country club and it just miss it the same that. He needs to give a horsorship which shows to go on.

35:43 It's a lot that I thought as to produce these having sex atrinds give partnership a. Gas and buy. Prayer. Charity is a cast by the way we say zakataka, zakat okay and fasting, because when you fast, you put aside the material and you focus on the spiritual. We believe in Judaism. When we fast, it lets us be like angels for a day, for a week, for a month. We don't think. About material material needs. So on this Ramadan I can say, you know, together with our partners at Amwek and hopefully with everyone in this room, we have done so much to continue to deepen and expand this new piece in the region, hopefully around the world, hopefully in this country which has been far too polarized for the last years.

36:35 On this Ramadan, and. As we get close to Easter, as you get close to the Jews holiday of Pesaf. Let us all choose peace and pursue it. Baqush shaloon virad Feru. I wish all of you Ramadan Mubark and Eb Mubark soon and thank you so much. We're very honor who have This was a surprise. Doctor Jenkins is one of America's leading religious freedom advocates and leaders. And he is here honoring us. I'd love for him to say a few works, after which I asked my Shallak offense to come.

37:16 In and speak, and well, thank you, that's Almon Lincoln Peace Shoan'm so happy to be here with you. I'm Michael Jenkins. I'm president of Washington Times Holdings and I'm also president of the UPF International, and we just welcome you. We're so happy to celebrate with all of our family from many different backgrounds. I see doctor Anthony Vants here, one of the key the high leaders in the world, and we're just really want to celebrate this great offering a Ramadan. We're really excited to see Dan Feberman again and Anila and I learned about Siaka before and it's amazing how when people are really committed to honor God and really also see the divinity in one another, then there are no barriers. There's no barriers. I've been to the Middle East many, many, many times, and that's what I found. If you're really genuine in your faith, like Anila or Dan, you can go anywhere. You can go anywhere, and that's kind of exciting. You don't go with the particular agenda, you don't go there to do anything but love and embrace people and find out the people who are really living according to the foundation and teachings of their own faith. There's those people who really live according

38:49 to what they believe. They go into a different kind of ability to communicate. They don't communicate out of fear because they communicate with are kind of. Hello everyone, This is Doctor of Shan Hashmi live from a barn country club in Virginia, and I just wanted to say that my K four SHD radio and top for TV show called Me Canry with Doctor of Shan Hashmi is syndicated worldwide and has more than three hundred million listeners. And if you want these shows to continue, please give a sponsorship. And I request to please give a sponsorship because these shows require a lot.

39:37 Of energy and money to produce. So I would request every month to give me sponsorship and your product would be promoted in a very reasonable price. And you can contact me a Uughshan at Trrafshanhashmi dot com. Cheers and bye bye. So folks, this was I'm back a presentation and I thank Doctor Anila and the team for inviting me to cover this. Having set that, folks, if you want your events to be covered, please contact me at up chan at Drrachanhashmi dot com. Having said that, please go and buy my two books, The Outbreak of a Monstrous Infection as well as The Modern Local Mentality. They're available worldwide and wherever books are sold. And also please give me sponsorship because this show is syndicated worldwide to three hundred million listeners. Having set that, folks, cheers and bye bye.

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