Brussels: Europe and the Arabs

This evening, in the city of Antwerp, in northern Belgium, the activities of the "Sultan of the Months" festival, which is a cultural, social and religious festival, will start. It offers a free breakfast for three days. In past years, it has been serving breakfast meals for nearly ten thousand visitors, Muslims and non-Muslims, over five years. Days and the festival stopped during the Corona period. The festival will be held in the current year’s edition in the fairgrounds in the city of Antwerp, in the north of the country, and as is customary in previous sessions, after the call to prayer has been lifted. Everyone will eat breakfast in a scene showing images of coexistence and solidarity between the components of Belgian society, which is one of the main goals behind organizing this festival, according to what was stated in the Earlier, Salamit Bilkiran, an official from the Union of Turkish Associations supervising the organization of the festival, added, "The month of Ramadan has a special importance for us as a Muslim community, and for this reason we called the festival the name of the Sultan of the Months. Belgian and Islamic, including Arabic, Bosnian and others.
  Many religious and political actors are keen to participate in the collective breakfast and the rest of the festival's activities. She says, "It is very important that we participate in the activities as we share the life in this society. Belgians and Europeans in general must focus on the values of coexistence, and this festival is an opportunity to show this matter and share food." and activities."
Sheikh Nur al-Din al-Taweel, one of the most famous preachers in Belgium, said, "This festival is considered the largest Ramadan festival, and when we see the great participation in the festival on the part of Islamic and non-Islamic activities, some of which participate in presenting various products to introduce Islamic culture, and this diversity gives the true model of Islam that accommodates everyone and does not differentiate between one "
  In addition to the Iftar, there are musical and singing performances on the sidelines of the festival, as well as other cultural activities that show different forms of the cultural and social life of the Muslim community, introducing Islamic foods and kitchens, clothes, books, henna engraving and other activities for young people and children. In conclusion, we can say that the need to consolidate the values of peaceful coexistence and solidarity among the components Belgian society emerged greatly in the wake of the Brussels bombings of two thousand and sixteen, and such festivals that bring together Muslims and non-Muslims prove this.