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VIEWPOINT: Community Iftar Flourishes on South Fork

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Fizzah Idrees of Westhampton Beach, Old Whalers Church Interfaith Minister Nancy Remkus, Imam Mehded Islam of Shirley, Asma Rashid, Rabbi Dan Geffen of Temple Adas Israel in Sag Harbor and Ken Dorph, a member of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Fork at the Iftar held at the UU Meetinghouse in Bridgehampton on Saturday. Talisman Brolin photo

Fizzah Idrees of Westhampton Beach, Old Whalers Church Interfaith Minister Nancy Remkus, Imam Mehded Islam of Shirley, Asma Rashid, Rabbi Dan Geffen of Temple Adas Israel in Sag Harbor and Ken Dorph, a member of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Fork at the Iftar held at the UU Meetinghouse in Bridgehampton on Saturday. Talisman Brolin photo

Muhammad Ali, Asma Rashid, Laiq Groff and Hasnain Ali at the Community Iftar in Bridgehampton. Kristin Gray photo

Muhammad Ali, Asma Rashid, Laiq Groff and Hasnain Ali at the Community Iftar in Bridgehampton. Kristin Gray photo

Women pray. Talisman Brolin photo

Women pray. Talisman Brolin photo

Men praying, led by Imam Mehded of Shirley. Talisman Brolin photo

Men praying, led by Imam Mehded of Shirley. Talisman Brolin photo

Ken Dorph on Apr 17, 2023
Ramadan, 2016. I was chatting with Mohamed, the affable Egyptian squash coach at Southampton Youth Services. I asked him how his fast was going and, most importantly, the Iftar, the... more

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