Five Ramadan Iftar Meals Around the World

Five Muslim women in five countries, from India to Syria to the United States, prepare their families' last iftar meals as Ramadan ends, working from recipes passed down by memory rather than written measurements. None of the women have met, but the film cuts between their kitchens to show a shared tradition playing out in parallel.

Why it's free: Free on Great Big Story's own channel; GBS produced and owns this short, part of a larger Around the World series.