Washington - U.S. President Donald Trump's congratulatory message to Muslims on the holy month of Ramadan, included his statement giving strong condemnation on the attack on Coptic Christians in Minya (Upper Egypt) and concert victims in Manchester, UK. He urged Muslims to help fight terrorism around the world as he wished them a "joyful Ramadan." "I reiterate my message delivered in Riyadh: America will always stand with our partners against terrorism and the ideology that fuels it," Trump said in a statement released by the White House. "During this month of Ramadan, let us be resolved to spare no measure so that we may ensure that future generations will be free of this scourge and able to worship and commune in peace." The holy month of Ramadan begins early Saturday morning, May 27, 2017, before dawn. "On behalf of the American people, I would like to wish all Muslims a joyful Ramadan," Trump said. Trump referred to this week's bombing of a concert in Manchester, England, and the shootings of Christians in Egypt on Friday in his statement. "This year, the holiday begins as the world mourns the innocent victims of barbaric terrorist attacks in the United Kingdom and Egypt, acts of depravity that are directly contrary to the spirit of Ramadan," Trump said. "Such acts only steel our resolve to defeat the terrorists and their perverted ideology."
