Hello supporters of The Virtual Iftar Project. And Ramadan Kareem!

Hello supporters of The Virtual Iftar Project. And Ramadan kareem!
Throughout this past year we have released 3 episodes from our epic trip across Europe for Ramadan 2015. And we will be releasing our 4th and final episode just in time for Eid next week. This final episode will feature the collaboration between our participants in Gaza and Amsterdam.
Just as with last summer, the refugee crisis remains a grave international concern. At a time when xenophobia, political fear mongering, and media stereotypes threaten to define the discourse between Europe and Muslim-majority countries we want to ensure that initiatives like this remain possible.

While we were not able to secure the necessary supports to follow up with a 2nd Virtual Iftar Project for 2016, we want to be back in 2017. And there is something VERY simple you can do to help make that a reality. It requires no money. It simply requires a couple of minutes in front of your computer or your smart phone.
We need you to share the three videos that we have completed so far; videos that feature connections between Kosovo, Gaza, Pakistan, Germany and Egypt. We need to get these videos out in front of as many eyes as possible BEFORE THE END OF RAMADAN. The more views that we can accumulate the stronger will be our case for attracting sponsors for next year.

So, if you can take a few minutes to watch and share the three videos posted in the comments below, and commit couple of sentences to writing about why you believe in this idea, it will help us tremendously.
Thanks to all of you for your support!

In this episode we take a few moments to provide some background on political changes that have taken place in Egypt since the 2011 revolution, sharing our own footage shot over the course of the past 4 years in the streets of Cairo. Our intro is followed by street interviews conducted by the Egyptian side of our Germany-Egypt Virtual Iftar collaboration. Names have been withheld due to the political nature of the content against the backdrop of an Egyptian regime that is increasingly hostile to independent media and all modes of free expression. The Virtual Iftar Project Egypt-Germany is the 3rd of 4 episodes documenting our road trip across the Balkan Routes and central Europe during Ramadan 2015. Filmmaker Katie Cook, and Producer and project founder Eric Maddox, embarked up this #RamadanRoadtrip, just as the EU refugee crisis was beginning in early summer in order to connect Europeans with young people in Muslim-majority countries for focussed online discussions and collaborative film projects. The aim of the project is to demystify the distorted or sensationalized image of "other" that is so often presented in media narratives and political rhetoric around the world. Participants on both sides connected for a videoconference call, a discussion of thematic topics, and then parted with one final question posed to each side. And that's where these films begin. Watch our previous videos featuring Kosovo, Palestine (Gaza), Germany, and Pakistan on our Facebook page, and please share and support our community-funded project today! https://www.facebook.com/virtualiftarproject/