Ramadan Roundup

Ramadan Roundup
Genre Religion/Comedy
Created by Ibrahim Rahman
Written by Ibrahim Rahman
Directed by Ibrahim Rahman
Presented by Ibrahim Rahman
Starring Ibrahim Rahman
Nadia Ali
Raza Amode
Moghees Darr
Amira Haque
Aminah Rahman
Aniq Rahman
Imran Rahman
Ayat Rasool
Christopher Rayner
Ubaid Sajid
Voices of Uzma Chaudhry
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 4
Production
Producer(s) Ibrahim Rahman
Editor(s) Ibrahim Rahman
Location(s) Cambridge/London, United Kingdom
Running time 5–15 minutes
Release
Original network YouTube
Picture format 16:9, 720p
First shown in 01 September 2011 – present (01 September 2011 – present)
External links
www.ibrahimrahman.co.uk

Ramadan Roundup is a British web series by Ibrahim Rahman.

Premise

The series shows Rahman sharing his own experiences of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. He explores the concept of fasting and discusses various topics including family, education, charity and food. Rahman also raises awareness of the Cambridge Mosque Project, an ongoing initiative to build the city's first purpose-built mosque and Europe's first eco-mosque. The series has been uploaded on Rahman's YouTube channel.[1]

Reception

In May 2015, Ramadan Roundup 4 was nominated for the Limelight Film Awards – the largest set of independent awards for short film in the industry. It was shortlisted alongside three other entries under the Freefall category.[2] Rahman was at Cambridge 105 for a live radio interview with Julian Clover on 105 Drive to talk about Ramadan Roundup 4‘s award nomination.[3] In June 2015, Rahman was at Islam Channel to make a live TV guest appearance on Living the Life, a contemporary lifestyle magazine talk show. He talked about the series and was joined by fellow cast member Raza Amode.[4] The day before the Limelight Film Awards 2015 took place, Rahman was at Cambridge 105 for a live radio interview with Phil Rowe on the Sunday Breakfast show, where they talked about the series and Ramadan Roundup 4′s award nomination.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result
2015 Limelight Film Awards [5] Freefall Award Nominated

See also

References

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