{"id":57268,"date":"2015-06-23T18:25:40","date_gmt":"2015-06-23T15:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=57268"},"modified":"2022-09-08T13:49:53","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T12:49:53","slug":"president-obama-hosts-iftar-dinner-at-white-house-57268","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/president-obama-hosts-iftar-dinner-at-white-house-57268\/","title":{"rendered":"President Obama hosts iftar dinner at White House"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"President Barack Obama hosted a group of 150 guests for an iftar dinner at the White House on Monday night.<\/h1>\n

\u201cThe Koran teaches us that God’s children tread gently on the earth,\u201d Obama said during brief remarks. \u201cWe affirm that whatever our faith, we are one family.”<\/p>\n

According to Anadolu Agency, The iftar is the meal during which Muslims break their daily fast at sunset during Ramadan. Obama said that the holy month is a time that requires \u201csacrifice, disciple, patience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among the guests at Monday\u2019s dinner were Samantha Elauf, who sat at Obama\u2019s table after recently winning a Supreme Court case against fashion retailer Abercrombie & Fitch who declined to hire her after she wore a hijab to a job interview in 2008 even though she scored high marks during the interview process, and Munira Khalif who is a recipient of the UN\u2019s Youth Courage Award.<\/p>\n

\u201cTogether we can overcome ignorance and prejudice,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Obama also touched on the recent mass murders in Charleston, South Carolina, saying, \u201cWe insist that no one should be targeted for who they are … how they worship.”<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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