Tuesday May 02, 2023
"Muslims make our country more grounded," Biden recognizes local area's commitment.
Pakistani-Americans expresses gratitude toward Biden organization for gathering.
"Local area is thankful to the Biden organization," Dr Ijaz says.
Commending US President Joe Biden's choice to reestablish Eid gathering at the White House, individuals from the Pakistani people group in the US named the event as a positive message in the period of Islamophobia.
The occasion, held face to face a long time after previous president Donald Trump halted the festivals, was gone to by compelling Pakistani-Americans including Pakistani-American leftists Dr Asif Mehmood, Tahir Javed, American-Pakistani Public Undertakings Panel Director Dr Ijaz Ahmad, Gold Star Father Khizr Khan and US government judge Zahid Qureshi.
Participants of the gathering additionally included US VP Kamala Harris, Senator Ilhan Omar and around 400 participants involving Muslim individuals from the Congress, conciliatory, political and strict characters.
During the gathering Dr Asif and Dr Ijaz met with US VP Harris and expressed gratitude toward the Biden organization for arranging the Eid gathering.
Addressing Geo News after the gathering, Dr Asif said he had valuable conversations in a short gathering with President Biden and VP Harris.
"It has been a practice in the White House that the president welcomes the Muslim people group on Eid and Iftar," Dr Ijaz told Geo News.
He regretted that previous president Trump had deserted this practice and prohibited residents from six Muslim nations from coming to the US, causing worry among the local area.
"Dissimilar to Donald Trump, President Biden has welcomed 400 individuals from everywhere the US to the White House and partook in the merriments. Simultaneously, Joe Biden has lifted Trump's prohibition on residents of Muslim nations, which demonstrates that he needs to draw in the Muslim people group for which the local area is thankful to the Biden organization," he added.
Javed said that the gathering was a generally excellent emblematic message from President Biden. He said that the president talked well about Ramadan and Eid, and furthermore commended the endeavors of Muslim and Pakistani Americans.
Tending to his visitors at the gathering, President Biden talked about his guarantee to bring back the practice of denoting the Muslim occasion at the president's dwelling place. The occasion was held basically last year because of Coronavirus.
"We need to recognize that a huge amount of work still needs to be finished, abroad and around here at home. Muslims make our country more grounded each and every day, even as they actually face genuine difficulties and dangers in our general public, including designated savagery and Islamophobia," the US president said.
President Biden said nobody ought to confront segregation, mistreatment and suppression for their strict convictions.
"Today, all over the planet, we've seen such countless Muslims that have been designated by savagery. Nobody, nobody ought to victimize or be persecuted, or be quelled, for their strict convictions," Biden said, while facilitating an Eid gathering for the Muslim people group, PBS detailed.
On his authority Twitter account, the US President said thanks to Muslims for their local area soul and commitments to America.
"It was perfect to have a gathering observing Eid al-Fitr at the White House today. People, I truly want to believe that you had a favored Ramadan and cheerful Eid. What's more, thank you for your local area soul, commitments to our country, and obligation to the common qualities that make America extraordinary," he wrote in his tweet.
It was great to host a reception celebrating Eid al-Fitr at the White House today.
— President Biden (@POTUS) May 2, 2023
Folks, I hope you had a blessed Ramadan and happy Eid.
And thank you for your community spirit, contributions to our nation, and commitment to the shared values that make America great. pic.twitter.com/PXFvNNuEQk
Afterward, while taking to his Twitter, Biden expounded on the meaning of Muslim culture in the US and spoke about remaining against hostile to Muslim hate to individual American.
Muslim culture has been woven throughout American culture from the very start.
— President Biden (@POTUS) May 2, 2023
We must always stand against anti-Muslim hate. And stand up for the rights and dignity of all people.
It's essential to who we are: a nation founded on the idea of freedom and justice for all.
Muslim culture has been woven all through American culture all along. We should constantly remain against hostile to Muslim disdain. What's more, go to bat for the freedoms and poise, everything being equal. It's crucial for what our identity is: a country established on the possibility of opportunity and equity for all," he wrote in his tweet.