Sacramento leaders gather for Iftar dinner in celebration of Ramadan
Date posted: April 15, 2026
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Lindsay Weber
Community leaders gathered in Sacramento on Wednesday for an Iftar dinner in recognition and celebration of Ramadan.
Iftar is the fast-breaking evening meal of Muslims in Ramadan, a month of fasting, prayer, unity and reflection.
During the month of Ramadan, Muslims fast during daylight hours and come together for Iftar at sunset.
Organizers of this Iftar at the Sheraton Grand in Sacramento said events like this are important to encourage dialogue and create a mutual understanding.
“As Muslims, we believe that it’s kind of a blessing when we share with our neighbors and friends and colleagues,” said Atilla Kahveci, executive director of Pacifica Institute. “So this is a good opportunity to do exactly that.”
It’s the fourth year Pacifica Institute has hosted the event.
You couldn’t meet a nicer bunch of people: answer to defamation
Why do some portray Gülen and the residents of the retreat center, where he lives, as terrorists, while their neighbors describ them as “you couldn’t meet a nicer bunch of people”? Fethullah Gülen is one of the fruit-bearing trees of our time. He is as tall as the pine trees of the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania, where […]
Fethullah Gülen’s lawyers fear attacks on his life amid calls for return to Turkey
“We’re very concerned about his safety,” said Reid Weingarten, a member of Gülen’s legal team, at a press conference on Friday in Washington DC. Weingartern repeated Gülen’s denials that he was involved in the attempted coup attempt and suggested that the Turkish government’s evidence will fall far short of American legal standards. “For Mr Gülen to be involved, he would have to be acting inconsistent with everything he’s done his entire adult life,” he said.
Education as a Bridging Factor of All Dimensions of the Sustainable Development
Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF), in partnership with Peace Islands Institute, organized a discussion panel during the 2nd Session of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development at the United Nations Headquarters. The panelists discussed that education was one of the key factors that affected all dimensions of sustainable development and could enhance the integration of the dimensions in a cross-sectoral manner.
Winds of friendship were enjoyed in different parts of Turkey during the month of Muharram
HIZMET NEWS In relation to month of Muharram, friendship programs were organized in Istanbul and Ankara as well as several cities of Anatolia including Tunceli, Balikesir, Corum and Tokat in November 2013. In Istanbul, government officials and representatives of religions came together at the traditional Muharram iftar (fast breaking) dinner organized by The World Ahlul […]
Building bridges while breaking bread: Norfolk temple holds interfaith Ramadan meal
Exiled. Away from his friends and family and watching from afar as thousands of Turkish doctors, teachers, professors and more have been jailed. Unbelievable, Bilici called it. Out of work and afraid of what was coming, he left the country. Eventually, he purchased a one-way ticket to America and is now, like thousands before him, a Muslim immigrant.
Turkish and Australian organizations discuss multiculturalism
Turkish and Australian perspectives on multiculturalism and diversity differ according to experts talked at a workshop on Tuesday in Akçakoca. Discussing at the second day of the first Australia-Turkey Dialogue Workshop organized by the Abant Platform, participants agreed that multiculturalism was embraced by Australia far before it even began to be discussed in Turkey.
Latest News
Sacramento leaders gather for Iftar dinner in celebration of Ramadan
SEO Skill Suite: Tools for Keyword Research, Technical & Backlink Analysis
Turkish inmate jailed over alleged Gülen links dies of heart attack in prison
Message of Condemnation and Condolences for Mass Shooting at Bondi Beach, Sydney
Media executive Hidayet Karaca marks 11th year in prison over alleged links to Gülen movement
ECtHR faults Turkey for convictions of 2,420 applicants over Gülen links in follow-up to 2023 judgment
New Book Exposes Erdoğan’s “Civil Death Project” Targeting the Hizmet Movement
European Human Rights Treaty Faces Legal And Political Tests
ECtHR rejects Turkey’s appeal, clearing path for retrials in Gülen-linked cases
In Case You Missed It
Academic says Gülen movement followers should be sent to rehabilitation camps
Hundreds of thousands homeless as Turkey’s southeast lay in ruins
Questions we dare not ask: Gülen and the coup
American pastor jailed over Gülen links asks Trump to fight for his release
1,500 pounds of frozen meat for needy Staten Island families
Prep school students dominate LYS university entrance exam
Fethullah Gulen: Violence can not be a remedy for violence
