Taroudant- At the beginning of Ramadan, the holy month observed by Muslims around the world, the President of the United States Barak Obama sent his best wishes to Muslims in the United States and all over the world.
According to the Associated Press (AP), President Obama said, in a televised statement, “the U.S. is grateful for Muslim-American organizations, individuals and businesses that work to reduce the income gap and poverty through charitable efforts and programs that provide education, skills and health care to students, workers and families.”
The President said that he is “looking forward to opening the White House to Muslim Americans for a traditional iftar dinner,” according to the same source.
In a statement issued on its official website, the Fiqh Council of North America marked June 28 as the first day of Ramadan of this year.
On the basis of the astronomical calculation, which is the method recognized by the council, Ramadan started on Saturday, June 28, 2014 in North America. Eid al-Fitr will be celebrated on Monday, July 28, 2014.
