Created by Ibrahim Rahman Directed by Ibrahim Rahman Voices of Uzma Chaudhry Number of episodes 4 Genres Religion, Comedy | Written by Ibrahim Rahman Presented by Ibrahim Rahman Network YouTube Language English | |
Starring Ibrahim Rahman
Nadia Ali
Raza Amode
Moghees Darr
Amira Haque
Aminah Rahman
Aniq Rahman
Imran Rahman
Ayat Rasool
Christopher Rayner
Ubaid Sajid | ||
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.
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. 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. 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. 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.