RAMADAN IFTAR DINNER 16 SEPTEMBER 2009

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005466393
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
• Document Release Date: March 18, 2011
• Case Number: F-2009-01792
• Publication Date: September 16, 2009

Ramadan Iftar Dinner
16 September 2009
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You accepted an invitation from Mary Rose Oakar, President of the Arab American
Anti-Discrimination Committee to speak at a Ramadan Iftar dinner held at the Bint
Jebail Cultural Center in Dearborn, MI.
will greet and
escort you insi a the cultural center where you will be met by George Little, Chief of
Media Relations, to prepare for several private media interviews. The Middle East
Broadcasting Network will interview you first followed by Voice of America. After your
recorded interviews, you will hold a short session with print reporters from TIME, the
Associated Press, Reuters, The Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, Arab American
News, and Chaldean News. Our regular beat reporters and local Detroit affiliates are
invited to listen to your remarks before dinner, but will not attend this private media
session.
At about 1900 you will be taken to a private room for a ten-minute break. will
accompany you as you mingle with guests until 1930. Please note out of respect for
Muslims attending the event most people will not drink until the fast is broken at
about 2015. While socializing, you may have a beverage on hand in a discreet
location.
At about 1935 guests will be directed to their seats andwill make
welcoming remarks and introduce you. You will speak for approximately 20 minutes
(no Q&A). Your remarks are open to the media.
Following your remarks, the Imams and the Chaldean Bishop will bless the crowd
and dinner. The fast will be broken and dinner will be served at about 2015. After
dinner, at about 2100, you will briefly visit each table thanking guests. You are
scheduled to depart at about 2115.
Background:
Iftar refers to the evening meal when Muslims break their fast after sunset (Maghrib)
during the Islamic month of Ramadan. It is a religious observance and is often done
as a community.
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Dinner Menu
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Ramadan Iftar Dinner
Wednesday, 16 September 2009
Bint Jebail Cultural Center
Dearborn, MI
Sequence of Events
1830 D/CIA arrival
Greeted b.
1830-1900 D/CIA participates in private press interviews
George Little, Chief of Media Relations, Office of Public Affairs
1900-1910 D/CIA private break
1910-1930 D/CIA mingles with guests, accompanied by
1930 Guests are seated
1935-1945 Welcome remarks by
D/CIA
and introduction of
1945-2005 D/CIA remarks (no Q&A)
2005-2015 Blessing of crowd and dinner by Imams and Chaldean Bishop
2015-2100 Dinner commences
2100-2115 D/CIA departs
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Head Table Seating
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Mr. Leon E. Panetta, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
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Dinner Menu
(Provided by the[
Dinner will be served family style, with platters of food placed on the tables to be
passed around.
FIRST COURSE
Lentil and Chard soup
Fattouch (mixed salad with crispy pita chips)
Vegetarian grape leaves
Hummus (dip made with chickpeas, tahini, lemon and garlic)
Baba Ghanouj (dip made with eggplant)
Pita bread
SECOND COURSE:
Baked Yukon Gold potatoes
Green beans with caramelized onions
Oven baked chicken with lemon and garlic
White rice with raisins, topped with lamb chunks and roasted nuts
DESSERT:
Fresh fruit table
Middle Eastern pastries
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