2012 USDA-USAID Iftar Celebration (20120807-OSEC-LSC-9001)

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Iftar celebration, co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Islamic Relief USA in the USDA Whitten Building on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 in the USDA Whitten Building, Washington, D.C. Speaking at the event were Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Darci Vetter, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah, Islamic Relief USA CEO Abed Ayoub, Islamic Relief USA Creative Director and Photographer Ridwan Adhami and American Refugee Committee Community Engagement Assistant Ahukri Abdinur. Aman Chhipa explained and performed the Adhaan, call to prayer, for the Iftar celebration. Aman is the son of USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Census and Survey Division secretary Fahmida Chhipa. Ramadan is the month of fasting, intensive prayer, sacrifice and worship for Muslims around the world. Throughout this month, Muslims fast during the day, abstaining from consuming food from dawn to dusk and using this time to purify spiritually. Fasting reminds Muslims of the poverty and hunger suffered by many in the United States and worldwide. It is a connection with those who are hungry not through devotion, but through the many global factors that lead to hunger and famine. Iftar is the meal at which Muslims end their fast at sunset, usually by eating dates, according to the Prophetic tradition. USDA Media by Lance Cheung.

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