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Students invite elderly for iftar: Great to make seniors happy

Students invite elderly for iftar: Great to make seniors happy

Students from the Islamic primary school Elif in Amsterdam-Zuid invited local elderly residents to join them for an iftar meal to break the Ramadan fast. The initiative, now in its second year, serves as a citizenship project to foster community connection and mutual understanding between different generations. Both the students and guests highlighted the event as a meaningful way to promote social cohesion during the religious holiday.

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