#MatbakhYouTube iftar cook-a-thon concludes

#MatbakhYouTube iftar cook-a-thon concludes

DUBAI: YouTube has concluded its weeklong iftar cooking challenge #MatbakhYouTube (YouTube Kitchen), which brought together nine creators from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Syria, Palestine, Kuwait, Egypt, Iraq and Lebanon to prepare an iftar meal from April 25 to May 3. The challenge kicked off with the Anasala family, who posted the first video on April 25, in which their daughter Mila helped prepare the iftar meal for the day. At the end of each video, the creator passed the chef's hat on to another creator. The nine who participated in the challenge are the Anasalas, BJ Life, Meshael MR, Mohamed Moshaya, Estube Gaming, Droos Online, Noor Stars, Azza Zarour and Lama Shreif. The creators come from different backgrounds covering a variety of topics including beauty, lifestyle, gaming and comedy. "Coming together virtually, and collaborating with other creators to spark joy amongst our viewers, who might be going through difficult times, means a lot to me," Zarour told Arab News. The objective was to create a sense of togetherness among the YouTube creator community. "To many of us, this is the second Ramadan spent under varying degrees of COVID-19 restrictions," Tarek Amin, YouTube director for the Middle East and North Africa,