{"id":17691,"date":"2024-04-02T19:33:19","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T19:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=17691"},"modified":"2024-04-02T19:33:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T19:33:35","slug":"ramadan-village-unites-guyanese-in-celebration-and-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/ramadan-village-unites-guyanese-in-celebration-and-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramadan Village Unites Guyanese in Celebration and Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Josiah Williams<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ramadan, a sacred month of fasting, prayer, introspection, and togetherness for Muslims worldwide, is also a time to educate individuals about the Muslim faith and promote peace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Josiah Williams reports on the opening of the National Ramadan Village, a significant event that brings together Muslims across Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Ramadan Village serves as a platform for Muslims to celebrate their religion and foster unity among hundreds of people through fasting and prayer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Shaykh Moeen ul-Hack of the Central Islamic Organization of Guyana emphasizes the importance of celebrating diversity and coming together to learn about each other&#8217;s cultures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo commends the initiative for not only raising awareness about Islam but also promoting inclusivity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He acknowledges the privilege of being able to observe Ramadan in Guyana and expresses solidarity with those around the world who are less fortunate, particularly in regions like Palestine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jagdeo calls for a ceasefire in Gaza and pledges continued prayers for peace during Ramadan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jagdeo reaffirms the government&#8217;s commitment to celebrating the cultural diversities of all Guyanese people, underscoring the importance of unity and understanding in building a harmonious society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Muslims worldwide observe Ramadan, the National Ramadan Village stands as a symbol of unity, education, and solidarity in Guyana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Josiah Williams Ramadan, a sacred month of fasting, prayer, introspection, and togetherness for Muslims worldwide, is also a time to educate individuals about the Muslim faith and promote peace.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17692,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17691"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17691\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17693,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17691\/revisions\/17693"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}