Religious groups’ plan to break bread with Ahmadinejad a ‘betrayal’
Shlomo Shamir and Natasha Mozgovaya; 12/9/08
Five American religious organizations said they plan to host a dinner to break the Ramadan fast with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during his upcoming visit to the United States. The Mennonite Central Committee, the Quakers, the World Council of Churches, Religions for Peace and the American Friends Service Committee are sponsoring the meeting with President Ahmadinejad on September 25 in New York City.The dinner to break the Ramadan fast, called an Iftar, is being billed as ?an international dialogue between religious leaders and political figures? in a conversation “about the role of religions in tackling global challenges and building peaceful societies.”