{"id":58048,"date":"2024-03-21T11:19:51","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T11:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=58048"},"modified":"2024-03-21T11:52:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T11:52:11","slug":"hillsborough-stadium-hosts-iftar-dinner-to-celebrate-ramadan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/03\/21\/hillsborough-stadium-hosts-iftar-dinner-to-celebrate-ramadan\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield&#8217;s first ever community Iftar takes place at Hillsborough"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>More than 300 people attended an Iftar dinner at Hillsborough stadium on Tuesday to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Muslims around the world fast during sunlight and Iftar is the meal they eat to break their fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event was organised by the Central Local Areas Committee and Sheffield Wednesday Community and was funded by Sheffield Councillors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guests at the event enjoyed a free stadium tour before they took their seats in the 1867 lounge to enjoy the rest of the celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were many guest speakers before a citing of the Quran was heard which marked the ending of the fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each table were given dates, the traditional food used to break the fast, before more food was served. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sheffield\u2019s First-Ever Community Iftar Dinner hosted at Hillsborough Stadium <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/swfc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@swfc<\/a> \ud83d\udc99 funded by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CentralSheff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CentralSheff<\/a> Cllrs \ud83d\udc4f \ud83d\udc4f <br><br>A celebration of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Unity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Unity<\/a> among <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Diverse?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Diverse<\/a> Communities. 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