Last Wednesday, Ms. Muneer Aliuddin, the Council's Director of Outreach, and
Council spokesperson Ms. Janaan Hashim were interviewed on the Archidiocese of
Chicago radio show, Catholics in Dialogue. They discussed the month of Ramadan,
the upcoming Iftaar the Council will host with Cardinal George and the history
of the Catholic-Muslim dialogue in Chicago. Ms. Hashim touched upon the meaning
and importance of Ramadan for Muslims, and Ms. Aliuddin spoke on the history of
Catholic-Muslim dialogue and the Council's role in that dialogue, as well as the
upcoming Iftaar with the Cardinal. Ms. Aliuddin was also asked to share her
thoughts on the late Pope John Paul II and on Pope Benedict's efforts in working
with Muslims.