Rumi Forum President Dr H. Ali Yurtsever was invited to the State Dep. By Secretary Condoleezza Rice to an iftar dinner prepared for the Muslim community leaders serving across the country.
The dinner started with call for prayer. After the muslims prayed the magrib prayer, they were served, date fig and beverages for breaking their fasts. Then all the guests were taken to the saloon where the iftar dinner would be served. After Secretary Rice came to the room, Imam Yahya Hendi made the opening invocation then Secretary Rice gave a 10 minutes speech in which she praised the Islam religion being a Religion of Peace and full of cultural and educational teachings. Then the dinner started where mushroom soup, lamb, fish and baklava were served. The guests were given the book “Islamic Art and Architecture” as a gift, at the end of the program.
