ICC holds its Annual Interfaith Iftar & Dinner - Sponsored by the Embassy of UAE.
16 May 2019
Dr Ahmed Al-Dubayan - Director General welcomed faith leaders and guests to the Iftar and dinner event and spoke on the blessings of the holy month of Ramadan and how it is important that we use this opportunity to meet each other and foster greater understanding between religionsand build stronger relations.
Lord Tariq Ahmad - Minister of State at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the
Prime Minister's special envoy on freedom of religion & belief thanked The Islamic Cultural Centre for all its hard work on building strong community relations and understanding of religion.
H.E. Rawdha Al Otaiba - Deputy Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates also spoke on the need to break barriers of intollerance and work towards a global peace initiative.
Other speakers included:
Rabbi Herchel Gluck OBE
Chairman of the Muslim-Jewish Forum
Dr Lakshmi Vyas
President Hindu Forum of Europe, Chair of Education Hindu Forum of Britain & member of the Religious Council of the UK