The Center of Mosque Studies - Ramadanpublic iftar events are becoming popular in the Greater Toronto Area as Muslims share the fasting experience with their fellow citizens in public squares across the city.
On May 23 and 24 at Nathan Phillips Square outside Toronto City Hall, Northern Lights Relief Foundation, a non-profit organization, held a free iftar event to share the Ramadan experience and a meal with Torontonians, especially the needy.
“People from all walks of life joined us to share generosity in our City,” said Northern Lights Relief Foundation in a statement.
“Sharing a meal is also an opportunity for us to come together with people from different beliefs, cultures, and identities.”
“Great to join Northern Lights Relief Foundation at their Ramadan festival in Nathan Phillips Square,” tweeted Toronto Mayor John Tory.
“It’s a fantastic event that shares the Ramadan iftar meal with those less fortunate. This is the true spirit of our city.”
Meanwhile on June 1, Fast in the 6 will return to Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square for a public iftar after a successful launch last year that brought together thousands of people from all walks of life.
The event will celebrate the diversity of Toronto through the common experience of breaking the Ramadan fast.
“It will be an event open for Torontonians of all backgrounds to take part and share in the spirit of the breaking of the fast which is common to many heritages and to enjoy an evening of entertainment and fireworks,” said the organizers of the Fast in the 6 event.
Toronto philanthropists, Dany and Lisa Assaf lead Fast in the 6 event with its inclusive message, “Diversity – Unity – Prosperity”.
“Fast in the 6 aims to affirm the city of Toronto’s leadership as a major global center of both social and economic opportunity,” said Dany Assaf.
Source: Aboutislam.net