{"id":5003,"date":"2017-06-18T10:14:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-18T17:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/?p=5003"},"modified":"2017-06-18T10:14:00","modified_gmt":"2017-06-18T17:14:00","slug":"ramadan-iftar-dinner-in-sunnyvale-june-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/2017\/06\/18\/ramadan-iftar-dinner-in-sunnyvale-june-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramadan Iftar Dinner in Sunnyvale, June 13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On June 13, 2017, Saturday evening, Pacifica Institute invited and hosted their friends from the Sunnyvale Good Samaritan Church, Los Altos United Methodists Church, Santa Clara County Board of Education Members, and the Muslim Jewish Partnership. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The evening started with a brief video about Pacifica Institute then a video about Ramadan to explain what Ramadan is and the importance of it to Muslims. The meal was served and prepared by Pacifica Institute\u2019s very own volunteers.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>During the meal, there was a documentary shown that explained the Hizmet movement and the recent attacks its followers have gotten in Turkey nowadays.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The evening was spent by everyone discussing ways to improve the lives of the refugees\u2019 here, the importance of Ramadan in Muslim\u2019s life,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>and the friendships built between different groups of our community..<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5003 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/06\/DSC_9493.jpg'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/06\/DSC_9493-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/06\/DSC_9493-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/06\/DSC_9493-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/06\/DSC_9493.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/06\/DSC_9479.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/06\/DSC_9479-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/06\/DSC_9479-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/06\/DSC_9479-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/06\/DSC_9479.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/06\/DSC_9458.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/06\/DSC_9458-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/06\/DSC_9458-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/06\/DSC_9458-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/06\/DSC_9458.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On June 13, 2017, Saturday evening, Pacifica Institute invited and hosted their friends from the Sunnyvale Good Samaritan Church, Los Altos United Methodists Church, Santa Clara County Board of Education Members, and the Muslim Jewish Partnership. 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