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Iftekhar Shareef & Aftab Baig

Host a Grand Iftar Banquet for 500 people

Altab Baig CEO of Monty’s Elegant Banquets, United States Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Community’s leading stalwart Mr. Niranjan Shah and his wife with Community’s leading
and Iftekhar Sharee; FIA past President & Prominent community leader stalwart Mr. Niranjan Shah

OUR BUREAU banquet to celebrate friendship, uni- Ahmed of Gain Peace foundation
ty, brotherhood and deepen the en- also spoke of the importance of host-
Chicago, IL
gagement of interfaith appreciation. ing this kind of interfaith event.
hicago community’s spirited Chief Guest United States Con- In the gracious spirit and tradi-
interfaith crusader Iftekhar gressman Raja Krishnamoorthi in tion of Ramadan, Iftekhar Shareef
CShareef in partnership with his remarks extolled the virtuous in- honored several leading elected of-
entrepreneur Aftab Baig hosted a terfaith celebration in observance of ficials and community’s prominent
grand Iftar Banquet – this splendid Ramadan and said the presence of leaders including Oakbrook Mayor
interfaith celebration was marked Hindus, Christians and other faiths Dr. Gopal Lalmalani, Lincolnwood
by the convergence of people of all present at the celebration is a shin- Mayor Jesal Patel, Raes Yawar, VP
faiths joining the Chicago’s Muslim ing testament to the diversity of the Board of Commissioners of Stream-
community in celebrating one of their community coming together with wood Park District, Dr. Hanumanth
most momentous pre-festival Rama- the shared interest to celebrate and Reddy, American Telugu Associ-
dan at the Monty’s Banquet in Elm- complement each other’s faith. Con- ation Founder, Dr. Vijay Prabha-
hurst, Illinois on April 16, 2023. This gressman Raja Krishnamoorthi said kar, Keerthi Kumar Ravoori, Ajeet
grand Iftar Banquet was hosted tradi- Ramadan is a time when people of Singh, Sohan Joshi , Dr Tajjamul
tionally in its march towards a grand all faiths come together in unity to Hussain a leading oncologist who Iftekhar Sharee; FIA past President & Prom-
festival celebration of Eid al-Fitr. strengthen the bonds of friendship also spoke about interfaith. inent community leader and United States
Taking to the podium, Iftekhar and unite in their efforts to deepen Community’s leading stalwart
Shareef welcomed the gathering of greater understanding among di- Mr. Niranjan Shah was the honored Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi
guests of all faiths and outlined the verse faiths. Congressman Iftkehar guest who took to the podium pay-
significance of interfaith Iftar cele- Shareef and Aftab Baig for taking ing glowing admiration to Iftkehar Some of the prominent com-
bration which he added seeks to fos- the lead on hosting a grand inter- Shareef for taking the lead in host- munity guests include Bhailal Patel,
ter a sense of unity and build bridges faith banquet with the purpose of ing Iftar celebration, and said that Rakesh Malhotra, Altaf Bukhari,
of friendship and unity with all com- bringing people of all faiths together the spirit of interfaith harmony must Sainath Reddy Boyapalli, Mir Khan
munities of faith and work together to celebrate oneness, goodwill and continue to work towards deepening (ZIa) , Dr Muzzafar Mirza a leading
to make our communities, our soci- unity. Following Congressman Raja our interpersonal relations. He was Dentist , Dr Imaad Sheikh , Kishore
ety, our nation and indeed our world Krishnamoorthi’s remarks, host If- joined by his wife Pratima Shah. Mrs. Padma Mehta, Abdul Siddiqui, Ra-
a better place. Iftekhar Shareef said tekhar Shareef fed him with a date a Raes Yawar, VP Board of Com- jani Akurati, Syed Khurram, Bhanu
it is my humble aspiration to pro- tradition commemorating the break- missioners for Streamwood Park Swargam, Falguni Rana, Veteran
mote interfaith camaraderie that ing of fast and honored him with a District said Ramadan is a time for Chris Chrilstian, AR Saleem , Sami-
offers an opportunity for greater un- shawl and flower bouquet to show- spiritual reflection and devotion; uddin Khaja and many more .
derstanding of what Ramadan tru- case appreciation for his presence. while Keerthi Kumar Ravoori de- The evening celebration of Inter-
ly represents and ways to promote Azam Nizamuddin, a leading scribed Iftekhar Shareef is an in- faith Iftar featured a lavish expansive
and strengthen interfaith harmony. lawyer who promotes interfaith terfaith champion who is relentless dinner spread and the guests savored
Iftekhar Shareef said based on our worldwide, spoke of the importance in his pursuit of fostering peace, its finest traditional cuisine special-
religious tenants, I feel so grateful of interfaith events and brotherhood love and goodwill among people of ly created by Co-Host Aftab Baig.
and honored to host this interfaith amongst communities. Dr Sabeel all faiths. --Asian Media USA

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