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News story EID MESSAGES 2014 * English * العربيَّة * اردو Ministers give their best wishes to Muslims in the UK and across the world for Eid. This was published under the 2010 to 2015

Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government Minister for Communities Stephen Williams said: > As millions of Muslims in the UK and around the world mark Eid, the > end of 

Ramadan, today I would like to wish you all a happy and > joyous day. Whilst many people will have marked Ramadan by a period > of peaceful prayer, thought and abstention I would also 

like to > pause for thought for people in the middle east – many Muslim, but > also many of other religions or none – who have not had the > fortune of a peaceful month, and we all 

hope that peace and > stability will soon return there. >  > At home we have been fortunate and privileged to enjoy a peaceful > Ramadan, and many mosques embraced the 

opportunity to open their > doors to their community and hold a ‘big iftar’ welcoming in > people from the area for the daily fast breaking meal. Many mosques > and their 

worshippers will also have used Ramadan as a period where > thinking of others come before oneself, including through increased > charitable donations to both Muslim and non-religious 

charities. All > of this furthers my already strong belief that Muslim values and > British values can go hand in hand. >  > Eid Mubarak. Video message by Secretary of State,

Eric Pickles: Secretary of State Eric Pickles Video message by Minister of State for Faith and Communities, Baroness Warsi: Minister of State for Faith and Communities Baronees Warsi Video

message by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon SHARE THIS PAGE The following links open in a new tab * Share on Facebook (opens in new tab) * Share on Twitter (opens in new tab)

UPDATES TO THIS PAGE Published 28 July 2014