Posted on 04/16/2023 6:49:13 PM PDT by marshmallow
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, said joining Muslims as they fast during Islam's holy month of Ramadan showed him "the true face of Islam", Anadolu News Agency reports.
"The sense of peace, the sense of solidarity, the sense of generosity that I witnessed in the communities hosting refugees, and also the resilience, the courage of the refugees themselves was extremely inspiring," he said.
His remarks came during an interview with UN News's Arabic service on Wednesday, ahead of his visit to Somalia next week as part of the UN Chief's annual tradition of visiting a Muslim-majority country during Ramadan.
"And it remains a very important inspiration of everything I do today as Secretary-General of the United Nations," he added.
Asked about his annual visit to refugee camps or settlements as UNHCR Chief, where he fasted in solidarity, Guterres said: "When I became Secretary-General, I thought that this tradition should be maintained – now, not focused on refugee communities, but focused on the Muslim communities that are suffering".
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They just eat breakfast early and dinner later in the day ...
and eat all night ...
Skipping lunch is not a fast ...
And who of what religion are oppressing these Moslems, the Amish?
Mark
Foolish, fawning idiot. Without a foundation of his own, he ignorantly gloms onto another’s for spiritual stability, never realizing that he has been played.
I do it all the time.....
Surprised Guterres’ support of islam’s goal to kill all infidels.
Bttt!
As did we all.
They sound like Baptists! (Just kiddin', guys...)
UN Secretary-General.
He needs to get a real job.
I fast regularly. I disagree with Islam.
Yeah fasting does good things all round.
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