Montgomery County Officials Celebrate Ramadan at Muslim Community Center Annual Iftaar (PHOTOS)

PHOTO | Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Navarro

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett along with Montgomery County Councilmembers Nancy Floreen, Nancy Navarro, Roger Berliner, George Leventhal, Maryland State Delegate Eric Luedtke and commissioners from the County’s Office of Human Rights attended th Muslim Community Center’s (MCC) annual iftaar dinner on Thursday night.

Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger and Fire Chief Scott Goldstein also attended the event.

County officials presented MCC’s Imam Sh. Mohamed Abdullahi with citation. According to Navarro, Abdullahi is the first Muslim chaplain to the Montgomery County Police Department.

Navarro tweeted out photos from the event, which you can view, below.

Several commissioners from the County (Human Rights) came to wish everyone a happy and peaceful Ramadan. pic.twitter.com/gqZqPxJXn3

— Nancy Navarro (@nancy_navarro) June 24, 2016

Del. @EricLuedtke explains that Maryland District 14 has the highest number of mosques out of any district in MD. pic.twitter.com/J4BsudOs50

— Nancy Navarro (@nancy_navarro) June 24, 2016

Fire Chief Goldstein @mcfrs provides greetings for this evening’s event. pic.twitter.com/AUDGxJ9qO3

— Nancy Navarro (@nancy_navarro) June 24, 2016

The @mcpnews came by for Iftar. Chief Manger introduces members of his team & describes their roles in the community pic.twitter.com/xc5OediyqH

— Nancy Navarro (@nancy_navarro) June 24, 2016

I am so honored to have such an amazing organization as the MCC located in District 4! pic.twitter.com/gluYRA6rfX

— Nancy Navarro (@nancy_navarro) June 24, 2016

The @MoCoCouncilMD members present this evening shared well wishes to everyone at tonight’s Iftar. pic.twitter.com/enbB1uFmYE

— Nancy Navarro (@nancy_navarro) June 23, 2016

MCC Pres of the Board of Trustees shared that MCC has provided some artifacts to @smithsonian for display in 2017 pic.twitter.com/Jeu87gUlac

— Nancy Navarro (@nancy_navarro) June 23, 2016

Navarro tweeted out photos of the event, which you can view, below.

At the MCC Annual Iftar Dinner. During the holy month of Ramadan, the Iftar is a dinner where you break the fast. pic.twitter.com/ccZDBPzURK

— Nancy Navarro (@nancy_navarro) June 23, 2016

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