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Sunday, August 25, 2013

VIP Iftars with numerous DC organizations


Rumi Forum organize dialogue and dinner nights on the occasion of Ramadan 2013. Numerous organization participated amongst them:

National Press Club

The Brookings Institution

RAND Corporation

Department of Justice

Embassy of Azerbaijan

Embassy of Kyrgyzstan

Embassy of South Africa

American University

DC Attorney's Office

State Department

Washington Hebrew Congregation

Baptist Pastors

USIP

Department of Education

Congressional Research Service

The forum also organized a joint iftar dinner with TAA bring together VIP guests and various speakers including Representative Keith Ellison (MN) and Peter Kovach, a retired member of the Senior Foreign Service.

The forum also organized an iftar dinner that brought together students from the forum's Turkish classes and previous participants from the forum's Turkey Study Trips.