Ramadan dinner at Copenhagen City Hall

Every time we meet another person, our unconscious prejudices kick in. Based on our first impressions—a nose ring, a scarf, a hoodie, or a skullcap—we immediately invent a story about the person we are facing. But each of us has many layers and many stories.  

That is why Brobyggerne and Jens-Kristian Lütken, Copenhagen's mayor for employment and integration, are jointly organizing a Ramadan dinner on March 19, where we invite people from different backgrounds, faith, education, and age to a festive event where there will be ample opportunity—across differences—to talk together and listen to each other's diverse stories. 

The Banquet Hall at Copenhagen City Hall will be the setting for an evening of entertainment, much-needed dialogue, and, last but not least, a delicious festive meal.

The annual Ramadan dinner is intended for Muslims, Jews, Christians, and anyone else who wishes to come together in dialogue. In addition to a festive meal prepared by Claus Meyer in collaboration with Café Mors Varme Hænder, the evening will feature entertainment and speeches. Café Mors Varme Hænder is a commercial association supported by the social housing master plan in Tingbjerg and Husum.

Among those invited are civil society actors, politicians, and representatives from various religious communities, as well as artists and young people from Copenhagen.

The Ramadan dinner is a celebration of our similarities as well as our differences. Especially in turbulent and polarized times, it can be difficult to keep the dialogue alive. In the heat of battle, we risk losing sight of the other and reducing our fellow human beings to their opinions. The Ramadan dinner is a concrete step in the opposite direction. Our approach is that "where there is food, there is peace."

Program for the evening

5:30 p.m. Welcome by Özlem Cekic and Jens-Kristian Lütken

5:45 p.m. Stand-up comedy by Ray Samson

6:15 p.m. Poetry reading by Haidar Ansari

6:30 p.m. The buffet is open (the food will be presented by Claus Meyer and Güler Yagci)

19.10 Speech by Minister of Foreign Affairs Lars Løkke Rasmussen

7:25 p.m. Musical performance by the Silk Road Orchestra

8:00 p.m. Thank you for tonight.

A BIG THANK YOU goes to the Politiken Foundation and the Tuborg Foundation for their financial support for Ramadan Dinner 2025. THANK YOU to Meyers and Mors Varme Hænder for providing their manpower & THANK YOU to everyone who agreed to take the stage and make the evening unforgettable.