Hundreds Of Muslims Gather At Trump Tower To Break Ramadan Fast

Demonstrators pray during an Iftar outside of Trump Tower in New York, U.S., on Thursday, June 1, 2017. The Justice Department vowed to challenge an appeals court ruling that slammed a travel ban against six Muslim majority nations as being “steeped in animus,” putting President Donald Trump on track for his first Supreme Court showdown. Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Hundreds Of Muslims Gather At Trump Tower To Break Ramadan Fast

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KJ Reports
3rd June 2017
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“Hundreds of New Yorkers gathered outside Trump Tower Thursday night to celebrate an interfaith iftar meal. Organized by the New York State Immigrant Action Fund and Muslim advocacy group MPower Change, the event brought together Muslims and people of diverse faiths in peaceful protest against the Trump administration.”
“Secretary of State Rex Tillerson recently declined a request to host an iftar at the White House to mark Ramadan, breaking with a bipartisan tradition that’s been in place with few exceptions for nearly 20 years.”
“Anu Joshi, deputy director of the New York State Immigrant Action Fund, said Thursday’s iftar aimed to demonstrate that “New Yorkers of all stripes and faiths… reject President Trump’s many attempts to sow fear and division among our communities.”
“We stand resolute in our opposition to the policies, rhetoric, and actions by this Administration that seek to vilify and otherize the Muslim community, whether in the United States or abroad,” he said in a statement.