Middle Eastern American Heritage Month (PHOTO)

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett presented a proclamation in honor of Middle Eastern American Heritage Month to members of the Middle Eastern community in the Executive Office Building Auditorium this week.

This is the first time the County has designated March as “Middle Eastern American Heritage Month.”

Pictured are (Back Row, L to R): Mahasty Sharifi, Daud Ahmad, Morvarid Zolghadr, Amjad Chaudhry; and (Front Row, L to R) Mumtaz Jahan, Farshid Moghimi, Mimi Hassanein, Ike Leggett, Masooda Shairzad, Samira Hussein.

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