Tuesday 9 September 2008

5.45pm (for 6pm start)
Cathedral Lansdowne Room, Cardinal Knox Centre
383 Albert Street, East Melbourne

The 2008 EIC/AIS Iftar Dinner takes place under under the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ecumenical and Interfaith Commission of the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne and the Australian Intercultural Society. It is an opportunity to celebrate the good relationship that has developed between our two organisations, and at the same time to strengthen that relationship.

The month of Ramadan is holy to the Muslim community. The most prominent event of this month is the complete fasting from all food and drink practiced by most observant Muslims. Every day during the Ramadan, Muslims around the world get up before dawn to eat the "Suhoor" meal. They break their fast at sunset with the "Iftar" meal. Since Ramadan is a time of giving and sharing, there is also a social aspect involved - the preparing of special foods and inviting people for the Iftar meal.

In that spirit, this year we are celebrating our relationship with the Australian Intercultural Society with an Iftar dinner at the Cardinal Knox Centre on Tuesday 9 September.

Our guest dinner speakers will be Bishop Michael Putney, the Chair of the ACBC Bishop's Committee on Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations, and Professor Ismail Albayrak of Australian Catholic University.

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