Features / Grand Iftar 2018

In photos: Easton’s Grand Iftar 2018

By Ellie Pipe  Friday Jun 8, 2018

Easton’s Muslim community invited people from all walks of life across Bristol to a huge street party to celebrate the breaking of the fast during Ramadan.

Some 3,000 turned out to join in the vibrant occasion on St Mark’s Road.

Flags fluttered overhead, as crowds of people of all ages gathered on the carpeted street in an immense show of community spirit for what has been dubbed the city’s biggest ever street party

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Here are some photo highlights:

Setting up on St Mark’s Road….

 

Crowds start to gather ….

Representatives from Bristol’s Muslim community and guest speakers took to the stage ….

Bristol lord mayor Cleo Lake

Councillor for Easton, Afzal Shah

L-R: Amal Ali, part of the Grand Iftar organising committee, MP for Bristol West Thangam Debbonaire, director of equality charity SARI Alex Raikes and MP for Bristol East Kerry McCarthy

Members of Islamic Relief were selling cakes to go towards helping people in Syria

Abdul Ismail (left) and Shahid Akram

Teams of volunteers worked tirelessly to distribute food to some 3,000 people…

 

Read the full article here: ‘It’s a golden opportunity for us to share with the community’

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