In an interfaith event, Muslims have for the first time in history broke their fast at the Tower of London last Monday evening.
The Tower of London, in collaboration with The Naz Legacy Foundation, a British Muslim organisation that supports ethnic minority youth from disadvantaged disadvantaged backgrounds hosted the first iftar in the London landmark’s 900-year-history.
Religious leaders from different backgrounds attended the interfaith iftar and discussed issues relating to their own religious communities such as anti-Semitism and the historic execution of Catholics at the Tower Bridge.
Naz Legacy Foundation’s founder Harris Bokhari asserted that the interfaith iftar is a reset of what the monument represents to London.
He observed that in the face of rising hate crimes against Muslims and people of other faiths, this iftar, the first held in the Tower’s more than 900-year history and during the Platinum Jubilee, was a refreshing moment Muslims who are able to fast during the Muslim month of Ramadan do so from sunrise to sunset.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan also attended the iftar. Sharing the pictures of the event Mayor Sadiq Khan writes: “History made! @TowerOfLondon hosts its first ever #Iftar. An honour to be part of such a beautiful evening w @chiefrabbi & @CardinalNichols – breaking my fast with Londoners of all faiths, ages and backgrounds. London’s diversity is our greatest strength.”
