President Trump Ends Long Tradition of Celebrating Ramadan in White House
Jim Hoft Jun 24th, 2017 6:51 pm
Barack Obama, whose father was Muslim, enjoyed celebrating his Iftar dinner each year.
President Trump just ended a longtime White House tradition and skipped the Ramadan celebration this year.
For the first time in two decades the White House will not celebrate an Iftar Dinner on its grounds. Allahu Akbar. The Washington Post reported:
Ramadan, which falls on the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, started on May 27 this year and ends at sundown Saturday. Muslims around the world will mark the end of the holy month by celebrating the holiday Eid al-Fitr, the “feast of breaking of the fast.”
For the first time in nearly two decades, Ramadan has come and gone without the White House recognizing it with an iftar or Eid celebration, as had taken place each year under the Clinton, Bush and Obama administrations. In recent weeks, several former White House staff members told The Post they would usually begin planning an iftar “months in advance” and didn’t anticipate the Trump White House could pull something off before the end of Ramadan.
White House officials did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
In late May, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson reportedly said the State Department would break with recent tradition and not host a Ramadan reception, as it had done nearly annually for two decades. On Saturday, Tillerson released a brief statement sending “best wishes to all Muslims celebrating Eid al-Fitr.”
“This holiday marks the culmination of Ramadan, a month in which many experience meaning and inspiration in acts of fasting, prayer, and charity,” Tillerson said in the statement. “This day offers an opportunity to reflect on our shared commitment to building peaceful and prosperous communities. Eid Mubarak.”
#1: cranky To: 3-Dee (#0)
What a load of democrap.
A total of three us presidents (bubba, bush and the mediocre mulatto) out of forty-five acknowledged ramadan and/or iftar.
Don't they teach history in schools anymore?
cranky posted on 2017-06-26 08:46:22 Reply Private Reply
#2: 3-Dee To: cranky (#1)
"For the first time in nearly two decades.."
That is just the title. If you read the article, the author gives the time period.
3-Dee posted on 2017-06-26 09:02:10 Reply Private Reply
#3: Hank Rearden To: 3-Dee (#0)
Hank Rearden posted on 2017-06-26 09:30:36 Reply Private Reply
#4: cranky To: 3-Dee (#2)
I did read the article.
There is no and never has been a 'tradition' of the white house celebrating ramadan or iftar. Period.
cranky posted on 2017-06-26 09:59:42 Reply Private Reply
#5: redleghunter To: 3-Dee (#0)
If it started with Bubba Clinton and his cigar factory, then I don't consider this a 'long tradition.'
redleghunter posted on 2017-06-26 10:15:06 Reply Private Reply
#6: 3-Dee To: cranky (#4)
Then good for you.
3-Dee posted on 2017-06-26 11:28:51 Reply Private Reply
#7: 3-Dee To: redleghunter (#5)
That is your opinion. The author has stated his. Perhaps you should write your own article.
3-Dee posted on 2017-06-26 11:31:04 Reply Private Reply
#8: cranky To: 3-Dee (#7)
There's no need.
The actual history is well known.
Articles such as the one you posted don't stand up to slightest scrutiny.
cranky posted on 2017-06-26 14:28:25 Reply Private Reply
#9: redleghunter To: 3-Dee (#7)
Did Thomas Jefferson celebrate Ramadan? Don't think so.
redleghunter posted on 2017-06-26 16:35:12 Reply Private Reply
#10: Stoner To: redleghunter (#9)
Stoner posted on 2017-06-26 17:58:07 Reply Private Reply