Sultan Muhammad, the first-year president of Boston University’s Islamic Society, said he hopes Monday night’s multi-faith dinner to break the fast will open up a dialogue between faith groups on campus.
“[At the dinner] I think there’s going to be talks, and we’ll get to learn about people’s religions, so hopefully we’ll build personal relationships that will lead to organizational relationships,� Muhammad said, adding that there are plans to arrange an informal dinner between campus faith groups.
The Islamic Society, which is observing the month-long sunrise-to-sunset fast for Ramadan, will host a dinner Sunday night at 6:15 that is open for all faiths to attend, with Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore also scheduled to be there. The dinner coincides with the start of Yom Kippur, which the Islamic Society was not aware of when they planned the event, Muhammad said.