JAI JINENDRA, The VIPs Participated in the Party are Dr. Syed M.M. Ameen,Shri.Vinod Surana & Shri.P.S.Surana, of Surana & Surana International Attorneys, Shri.Tarachand Dugar, Prof.Sultan Ismail, Ms.Marian Mapillai from Christian community, Consulate General of German and his wife,Chief Guest Padmashri Hakim Syed Khaleefathullah Sahib, His Holiness Swasthi Shri Laxmisen Bhataraka Bhattachaya Maha Swamigal of Jinakanchi Jain mutt-Mel sittamur-Gingee Tk-Villupuram Dt, Shri.Sudhirji Lodha- SMC member-TN, Mr.Dalal from Parsi community, Mr.Badnam Singh from sikh religion, Justice Akbar Ali and Chennai- Central MP.Shri.S.R.Vijaya Kumar with people from all Communities joined together probably for the first time in the history....in Vegetarian Inter Faith Iftar Party @ Madrasa-i-Azam Mosque, on Monday, 28th July 2014 at 5.30 p.m. at the Mosque campus. PFA some of the Photographs taken in the function. THE HINDU dtd 29-07-2014,page-2 Breaking bread, bringing down walls Inter-faith Iftar parties see participation from different religious communities as well as foreign students and vegetarians The past month of Ramzan witnessed a few notable inter-faith Iftars where people of different cultures and religions came together. The Institute of Dialogue with Cultures and Religions (IDCR), located on the Loyola College campus, organised one such Iftar on Friday, at which students from the Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan, too, took part. “They asked the meaning of the prayer recited by the Moulvi, which was from the Quran, and also had questions about the status of women in Islam,” said A. Faizur Rahman, founder secretary general, Islamic Forum for the Promotion of Moderate Thoughts, who translated the verses of the Quran for the students. “He also recited a chapter that talks about unity among Muslims, Christians and Jews. It asks the Muslims to recognise the people who were given the Books. It calls for unity among these religions and asks them to work for a common cause,” he said. IDCR executive director and dean of research Vincent Sekhar said during the meeting, the relevance of fasting in Hinduism, Christianity and Islam were explained by experts. “This is the first time that such an Iftar has been conducted by the institute that aims to bring together different religious or cultural communities,” he said. On Monday, the World Veg Council, Chennai, and Government Madras-i-Azam Mosque organised an inter-faith vegetarian Iftar party to honour the sentiments of those people of other faiths who do not consume meat. Hakim Syed Khaleefathullah Sahib and P.S. Surana, founder partner, Surana & Surana, international attorneys, participated in the Iftar. thehindu/news/cities/chennai/breaking-bread-bringing-down-walls/article6258834.ece Regards, P.Rajendra Prasad-Convener Tamil Nadu Jains Federation 98410 55783
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