The first Ramadan Festival, initiated by Ahmed Larouz, was held in 2005 in the Netherlands in more than 9 cities and since then they have grown from strength to strength. Over 150 Muslim organizations, mosques, interfaith networks and more have worked closely with professionals and businesses to organize community iftars, lectures, debates, hospitality dinners and children’s’ parties. In the Netherlands alone in 2010 there were more than 2,000 activities organized in 42 different cities Ramadan Festivals have also taken place in Switzerland, Belgium and Norway.