Columbus cancels Ramadan dinner after Muslim group RSVPs ‘no’ over lack of cease-fire vote

March 19, 2024   

(Columbus Dispatch) The Columbus City Council has canceled an annual interfaith Ramadan dinner scheduled for Thursday after a large Muslim advocacy organization withdrew support.

The Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations announced on Tuesday that it would not attend this year’s annual iftar dinner because the City Council has not passed a cease-fire resolution for the ongoing war in Gaza. Hours later, the city sent invitees an email saying the program was canceled.

Iftar is the breaking of the fast that happens every evening at dusk during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which this year began March 12 and ends April 9. For several recent years, the City Council has hosted an interfaith iftar for faith leaders and community members from around the city.

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