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Iftar meal Sunday 9 March 2025 at 17:00

An iftar is the meal at the end of a day of fasting during Ramadan.

For many years (except during the coronavirus pandemic) the Forum has organised an iftar to bring Muslims, Jews, and people of other faiths and none closer together. You can read about previous iftars on the "News and past events" section of our website.

Like last year we are organising the iftar at Salford Civic Centre in Swinton. Kosher food will be available for those who require it and request it in advance.

The details are below:

Where

Salford Suite, Salford Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton, Salford, M27 5FJ.

There is plenty of on-site car parking.

When

Sunday 9 March at 5.00pm.

Master of Ceremonies

Co-Chair Cllr Heather Fletcher, Deputy Ceremonial Mayor of Salford

Speakers

 

  • Mrs Diane Hawkins DL JP — Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester
  • Fasting in Islam — Afzal Khan CBE, MP for Manchester Rusholme
  • Fasting in Judaism — Graham Gordon, Member of the Forum's Executive Committee
  • Fasting in Christianity — The Very Reverend Rogers Govender MBE, Dean of Manchester

 

Food

Vegetarian Asian food.

Kosher food will be provided for those who request it in advance.

Vegan food will also be provided for those who request it in advance.

The fast is expected to end at 6.06pm.

Prayer facilities

We have arranged prayer facilities onsite.

Cost

The event is free to attend.

Booking

Numbers are limited to 50.

Booking is essential both for catering purposes and security purposes.

Please book by emailing mail@muslimjewish.org.uk by Sunday 2 March at the latest.

We expect this to be a very popular event so early booking is more likely to ensure a place.

 

20th Anniversary Dinner 27 April 2025 at 18:00

The Muslim Jewish Forum of Greater Manchester was incorporated on 14 June 2005. Accordingly 2025 sees our 20th anniversary.

In 2015 we celebrated our 10th anniversary with a gala dinner in the city of Manchester. (Look back at the 2015 dinner here.) For our 20th anniversary, we are holding another gala dinner, this time in the city of Salford.

Full details are below.

When:

Sunday 27 April 2025 at 18:00 for 18:30.

Where:

Buile Hill Park Hall, Buile Hill Park, Weaste Lane, Salford, M6 8GL.

Use the vehicle entrance on Weaste Lane.

Format:

Sit down dinner with table service.

Dress code:

Suits for men, evening wear for ladies, or national dress.

Menu:

Starter: Vegetable soup or melon

Main course: Salmon or vegetable wellington

Dessert: Bread and butter pudding with custard or fruit syllabub.

A strictly kosher meal will be provided if specifically requested in your booking email. Likewise other dietary requirements such as vegan or gluten free options will also be catered for if specifically requested when booking.

Cost:

£50 per person

Booking:

Email mail@muslimjewish.org.uk (Clicking the link will launch your email program.)

We need your menu choices and any dietary requirements in your booking email.

We will then send you details of how to pay.

The deadline for booking is Sunday 13 April, which is a fortnight before the dinner. That is also the deadline for withdrawals with a full refund of your payment. (For later withdrawals, we will do our best but cannot promise a full refund.)

Confirmed speakers:

So far the following speakers have confirmed attendance.

  • Mrs Diane Hawkins DL JP — Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester
  • Phil Rosenberg — President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews
  • Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra — Imam from Leicester and Chair of Religions for Peace UK
  • Afzal Khan CBE — MP for Manchester Rusholme, Co-Founder of this Forum
  • Mark Guterman — Son of Co-Founder the late Henry Guterman MBE

Sponsorship

Our 10th and 15th Anniversary celebrations had an event brochure both for the day itself and as a permanent record. You can see the 15th Anniversary brochure at this link.

Since dinner tickets are basically priced at cost, the brochure has sponsorship opportunities to cover other costs and aid the Forum as follows:

  • Full page £500. This includes two free tickets for the dinner.
  • Half page £250. This includes one free ticket for the dinner.
  • Quarter page £125.

To sponsor, please email us at mail@muslimjewish.org.uk (Clicking the link will launch your email program.)

 

 

Foundation for Ethnic Understanding

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