{"id":25627,"date":"2022-04-30T20:12:40","date_gmt":"2022-04-30T20:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/?p=25627"},"modified":"2022-04-30T20:12:40","modified_gmt":"2022-04-30T20:12:40","slug":"progressive-american-community-empowerment-hosted-an-interfaith-iftar-dinner-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/25627","title":{"rendered":"Progressive American Community Empowerment hosted an interfaith iftar dinner in New York."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Jameel Noori Nastaleeq';\">Web Desk: <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Jameel Noori Nastaleeq';\">New York City councilwoman Linda Lee, Consul General of Pakistan Ayesha Ali, various candidates for the primary election, social and business personalities of Pakistani-Americans, including the Sikh community, participated in the interfaith Iftar dinner hosted by PACE in the Queens, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">\u200b\u200b<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Jameel Noori Nastaleeq';\">New York.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Jameel Noori Nastaleeq';\">Speaking to the participants, Linda Lee, the special guest and the NYC Councilwoman from 23rd District, said that New York is a very diversely beautiful mosaic of different faiths, religions, and ethnic groups, where people of all nationalities, races, and religions not only live together but also participate in each other&#8217;s festivals which is the actual beauty of the city.<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-25630 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-04-30-at-2.55.44-AM-2-300x170.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-04-30-at-2.55.44-AM-2-300x170.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-04-30-at-2.55.44-AM-2-768x435.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-04-30-at-2.55.44-AM-2-390x220.jpeg 390w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-04-30-at-2.55.44-AM-2.jpeg 848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><span style=\"font-family: Jameel Noori Nastaleeq;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21.3333px;\">Consul<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"> General Ayesha Ali also expressed her views, saying that it is not only the first time in the history of New York that many Pakistanis have been involved in the political system and administration here, but it is also an excellent example for our new generation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Jameel Noori Nastaleeq';\">On this occasion, Saeed Hassan, the organizer of the event and head of PACE, said that we want Pakistanis to be more involved in the local system here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-04-30-at-2.55.44-AM.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-25629\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-04-30-at-2.55.44-AM-300x170.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-04-30-at-2.55.44-AM-300x170.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-04-30-at-2.55.44-AM-768x435.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-04-30-at-2.55.44-AM-390x220.jpeg 390w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-04-30-at-2.55.44-AM.jpeg 848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Jameel Noori Nastaleeq';\">At the end of the event, Councilwoman Linda Lee presented citations to the PACE team in recognition of their community service.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web Desk: New York City councilwoman Linda Lee, Consul General of Pakistan Ayesha Ali, various candidates for the primary election, social and business personalities of Pakistani-Americans, including the Sikh community, participated in the interfaith Iftar dinner hosted by PACE in the Queens, \u200b\u200bNew York. 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