The US President’s holding of an Eid meeting for Muslims at the White House, the meeting of Pakistani-Americans with Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, called the event a positive message of the US President against Islamophobia.
Muslim members of Congress, diplomatic, political, religious and about 400 personalities including Ilhan Omar participated in the Eid Milan held at the White House by US President Joe Biden.
Democrat leader Dr. Asif Mehmood, Tahir Javed, Chairman of American Pakistani Public Affairs Committee Dr. Ijaz Ahmed, Gold Star Father Khizr Khan and other Pakistanis including the first Muslim Federal Judge of America Zahid Qureshi also participated in the event.
Pakistani American leaders said that organizing such events in the era of Islamophobia against Muslims is a positive message for the community.
Talking on this occasion, Dr. Asif Mehmood said that he had constructive discussions in a brief meeting with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Pakistani-American Democrat Tahir Javed said that Eid-ul-Fitr was a very good symbolic message from President Biden.
Founder Chairman of American Pakistani Public Affairs Committee Dr. Ijaz Ahmed said that there has been a tradition in the White House that the President invites the Muslim community on Eid and Iftar, but unfortunately, former President Donald Trump abandoned this tradition and six Muslims The country’s citizens were also banned from coming to the United States, which caused concern in the community.
He said that unlike Donald Trump, President Biden has invited 400 people from all over the United States to the White House and participated in the festivities, as well as Joe Biden has lifted Trump’s ban on citizens of Muslim countries. Proves that Democrat President Biden wants to engage the Muslim community and the community is grateful to the Biden administration.
On this occasion, Dr. Asif Mehmood and Dr. Ijaz Ahmed also met the US Vice President Kamala Harris and thanked her for organizing the Eid Milan.
