Join Muslim Americans in Public Service (MAPS) for our fifth annual DC Iftar, bringing together hundreds of our members across all levels and branches of government, their families, and MAPS partners on Saturday February 21st.

The National Iftar is our biggest and most anticipated in person event of the year, and this year it is generously cosponsored by our esteemed partners at Helping Hands for Relief and Development, Guidance Residential, Muslim Public Affairs Council, De Lune Corp, Amana Mutual Funds Trust, the Islamic Scholarship Fund, and the Georgetown University Muslim Law Student Association (MLSA).

The 2026 Iftar features Adil Ahmed (Director, Maryland Department of Transportation), Kareem Ismail (Senior Economist, International Monetary Fund (IMF)), Aliya Khalidi (Former Assistant US Attorney for the District of Columbia), Saddam Salim (Member, Virginia State Senate (District 37)), and Sarah Wolek (Member, Maryland House of Delegates (District 16)), and is moderated by MAPS Deputy Communications Director and BBC Producer and Journalist, Zaineb Sharif.

To register, please login to the MAPS Portal on the MAPS homepage or via bit.ly/MAPSDCIftar (if you have not yet registered, click sign in, then forgot password to reset it for the first time). 

Please request a promo code if you are an affiliated student or are a member facing financial hardship. Children under 12 are also welcome for with our compliments (please request code via info@mapsnational.org). We cant wait to see you there!

If you're not yet a MAPS member, please register with MAPS National as members, associate members, or affiliates for free at https://mapsnational.org/, where you can join and support MAPS' mission of facilitating the career, community, and workplace development of Muslim American public servants.