BRITISH PM CONGRATULATES MUSLIMS ON THE OCCASION OF EID AL FITR

London, 4 Shawal 1436/20 July 2015 (MINA) – British Prime Minister David Cameron congratulated Muslims in the UK and around the world on Eid al Fitr, wishing them at the same time a happy and peaceful Eid.

In a statement issued by its office and 10 Downing Street, the primer said, “This Ramadan, we’ve seen the very best of British Muslim values.”

“We have seen unprecedented charity, zakat with thousands upon thousands of pounds raised for the needy, BBC quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA).

We’ve seen community spirit with inventive ways of breaking the fast with people of all faiths and none: from the Scouts’ open-air Iftar in Birmingham to the Iftar on the Thames in London, from events in synagogues and churches to community centres, homes and even tents.”

“After some of the longest days of the year and some of the hottest days we’ve had for a long time, Ramadan this year hasn’t been easy. But we think about what life is like right now for people across the world for those in Syria and Iraq.”

“We think of all the victims of terrorism during this time of the families attacked in their homes in Kobane, the worshippers killed as they prayed in Kuwait, the holidaymakers in Tunisia murdered on the beach, and I know that mosques across Britain have dedicated Friday sermons to remembering the victims.”

“This terrorism is not just an assault on those victims. It’s not just an assault on Islam, whose good name it perverts. It’s an assault on us all, and we must defeat it.”

“Once again, let me wish you a happy, peaceful Eid and Eid Mubarak,” Cameron said when he concluded his speech. (T/P004/NMT)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)