Heydar Aliyev Foundation arranges Iftar party in Moscow
05/08/2013

Vice President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva has organized an Iftar party in the Ramadan Tent (“Shater Ramadana”) opened by Russia’s Mufti Council on the occasion of Ramadan on the Poklonnaya Gora, Moscow. The event also included an exhibition featuring Azerbaijan’s religious monuments.

The guests received “Baku”, “AMOR”, “Irs” magazines, the Heydar Aliyev Foundation`s publication on Azerbaijan, CDs on the country and postcards displaying Azerbaijan’s landscapes.

Chairman of “Ikhlas” Foundation Anas Mammadov spoke of the importance of the sacred month of Ramadan, and extended Eid Al-Fitr greetings to the audience. The event featured demonstration of a documentary entitled “Tolerance in Azerbaijan” initiated by the Vice President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva.

Then, a sura from Koran was recited and a prayer said in the party attended by members of the Azerbaijani Diaspora, fasting Azerbaijani youth, and representatives from numerous countries.

Speakers at the event expressed gratitude to Vice President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva.

Shater Ramadana is an important project of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation performed since 2009 by Russia’s Mufti Council to strengthen friendship in Moscow and regions of Russia, bring together Muslim representatives of different nations living in the capital of the Russian Federation.