UFT Muslim Educators Committee members and guests from Queens gather in front of signage wishing everyone “Ramadan Mubarak,” which means “Blessed Ramadan.”

Committee Vice Chair Dina Hassan and committee member Mohammed Bility (far right) look on as committee Chair Abdelhafid Djemil presents Mayor Zohran Mamdani with an award for championing public education, uplifting Muslim communities and advancing equity across the city.

Members who pack Shanker Hall listen as Mamdani remarks that educators “should be held in the highest esteem.”

Members record and take photos during the mayor’s appearance at the UFT Muslim Educators Committee’s Iftar event.

Members and guests eagerly pose for a photo with the mayor during his visit to union headquarters for the Iftar dinner.

District 9 Representative Aqeel Williams, the UFT liaison to the committee and an event organizer, presents recently retired UFT Secretary LeRoy Barr (on screen) with an award for his leadership and his support of the UFT Muslim Educators Committee.

Members and guests, including Mamdani (third from left), pray together.

Members and guests play a Ramadan-themed bingo as they eat, crossing off words related to their faith like “feast,” “forgiveness” and “lantern.”

Teacher Shajrah Ruhee Kapadia of PS 37 in Queens kisses her son, who accompanied her to the UFT event.

Brooklyn members and guests gather to commemorate the Iftar dinner with a photo.

School social worker Melanie Grabow of PS 171 in Queens, with her young son standing in front of her, joins fellow members and guests in prayer.

Members beam after winning UFT tote bags during the event as committee member Bility (right) looks on.