Over 75,000 people took part in the Naz Legacy virtual Iftar series during Ramadan via Zoom, Facebook and Muslim media channels in the UK. The events organised by the Naz Legacy Foundation brought together, for the first time at one Iftar, all the UK’s major faith leaders including:
- The Archbishop of Canterbury
- The Chief Rabbi
- Cardinal Nichols
- The Bishop of London
- Imam Mahmoud, Senior Imam at the East London Mosque
The Naz Legacy Foundation virtual Iftar series was the largest in the UK and had a large number of leading UK stakeholders and experts participating and attending, including over 50 MPs and Lords. These included leading members of the Government and Opposition including:
- Sadiq Khan (Mayor of London)
- Keir Starmer (Leader of the Opposition)
- Andy Burnham (Mayor of Greater Manchester)
- Matt Hancock (Heath Secretary)
- Dominic Raab (Foreign Secretary)
- Liz Truss (Secretary of State for International Trade)
- Oliver Dowden (DCMS Secretary)
- Brandon Lewis (Secretary of State for Northern Ireland)
- Suella Braverman (Attorney General)
- Amanda Millings (Conservative Party Chairman)
Overall, the Iftar series involved more than 72 panelists, representing all faiths and none. The Iftar series was launched on the first day of Ramadan, Friday 24th May, with HRH Prince of Wales and Matt Hancock (Health Secretary) in which just under 12,000 people took part.