Khaled Beydoun took to Instagram with a post claiming, that the Iftar dinner hosted by US President Joe Biden was canceled due to no Muslims attending it. The post says, “ Breaking: The Ramadan Iftar hosted by Biden at the White House canceled because no Muslims accepted the invitation “. His post garnered over 2 lakh likes
Fact Check
The White House Ramadan Iftar dinner was held again as it was last year. This time, however, the dinner was scaled down due to some people rejecting the invitation amid the Israel-Gaza conflict. Muslim community leaders in turn asked for a meeting to discuss issues that concerned them. Hence, the format was changed a bit.
Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaking about how Ramadan Iftar will take place succeeded by a meeting with Muslim community leaders
President Biden had dinner with the first lady, Vice President Kamala Harris, and his husband along with senior Muslim officials within her administration. According to White House press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, they are continuing what they had done for the past couple of years. After the ceremonial breaking of the fast, a meeting with the community leaders regarding policy issues was held.
One attendee Dr. Thaer Ahmed spoke to CNN that they had left the Iftar dinner meeting before it was over. Dr. Thaer Ahmed spent three weeks in Gaza as an emergency doctor and was the only Palestinian-American at the event.
Conclusion
Khaled Beydoun has over 2 million followers on Instagram whose claim was misleading. Muslim community leaders requested a meeting to address their concerns. Not only that, a scaled-down iftar ceremony was held.