Little Mosque on the Prairie

[cricketplaya]

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@Khumar

have you ever been to the women’s area at your local masjid? it’s deplorable! All the masjid’s that I have been to, the women’s area plainly sucks. Terrible bathrooms, dirty carpets, leaky ceilings, lack of proper light/heat/airconditioning. Ok forget air conditioning, lack of proper fans! Not to mention most of the times we are so far away that we don’t see a shred of proper light, or get fresh air. So, i say kudos to her for making that documentary. Perhaps someone out there will get a brain and make the women’s area not an after thought, but a proper area for the women to pray at.

btw, i liked the show. Kinda went slow at times, but still…hilarious!

At my local masjid we have a big prayer space for women, they have their washroom and wudu room. I have seen it myself.

Why do you complain, why don’t you do something about it?

Btw, merc, I don’t like it when someone makes fun of my religion. My deen. My Islam. I do not want to support anybody who has a relation with those who make fun of my deen.

[Lucid_Chaotic]

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@Peoples Champ

New episode will air on Wednesday now.. Jesus Christ!

It was always scheduled to air on Wednesday... even last week they said the "regular time is Wed. and the repeats are Mondays".

[Asif2000]

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No chance to get it in the U.S?

[TUMS]

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acrobi123: Thank you.

[Lucid_Chaotic]

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@cricketplaya

Btw, merc, I don't like it when someone makes fun of my religion. My deen. My Islam. I do not want to support anybody who has a relation with those who make fun of my deen.

I don’t think anyone is making fun of you. I personally commend such an effort that shows the lighter side of Muslims and how the moderate Muslim has to deal with stereotypes.

C’mon… you’ve got to admit… who cooks a goat on a spit anymore??
but there are those who think Muslims are backward enough to do something like this.

The show portrays a multitude of Muslims with different attitudes… moreover dichotomies of sorts: you have the modern Imam who preaches tolerance v.s. the self-proclaimed Imam who forbids chewing gum… you have the café lady who takes pride in her indigenous traditions and then you have the young girl who still wears the hijab and still practices moderate Islamic values.

I think the show will do a good job by using self-deprecating humour…
Ask any psychologist and they’ll tell you that the power of self-deprecating humour to defuse an otherwise tense or difficult situation is beyond dispute - and I'm hoping this show will succeed in at least bringing some people more closer to their Muslim community members.... not a whole lot, but some for sure.

I'm looking forward to the series... from the first episode, I did not agree with some of the things but could "relate" to a lot of them.

[ghazal_kisi_ke]

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@Cheegum

Guys please, we have bigger problems at hand. Where is the 2nd episode?

HAHA!

ACROBIIIIIIIIIIII: i missed both episodes!!

[acrobi123]

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@Cheegum

Guys please, we have bigger problems at hand. Where is the 2nd episode? :mad2:

:bummer: 2nd episode:confused: it will air tomorrow I think:snooty::halo:

http://www.cbc.ca/television/wednesday.html

[acrobi123]

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@ghazal kisi ke

HAHA!

ACROBIIIIIIIIIIII: i missed both episodes!!

I think the 1st episode is still in this forum, the 2nd will air tomorrow Chalko Masi

[acrobi123]

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@ghazal kisi ke

HAHA!

ACROBIIIIIIIIIIII: i missed both episodes!! :teary1:

Once again:

Episode 1, part 1

Dailymotion

Episode 1, part 2

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xygbw_ltlmsquepare12

[Sadiyah]

Re: Little Mosque on the Prairie

The idea is good, but it needs a lot of work. I didn't find any of the jokes funny. I hope it'll get better.

[XChorniX]

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@Sadiyah

The idea is good, but it needs a lot of work. I didn't find any of the jokes funny. I hope it'll get better.

ditto

[cricketplaya]

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**
"The hypocrite looks for faults; the believer looks for excuses."** Abu Hamid al-Ghazali]

[acrobi123]

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This is just a show to get the point across, to the canadian whole. dont take it personal, yes the show needs improvement.

[acrobi123]

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for those who were unable to see the episode 2, it will be up on DM in about an hour, will post the link ASAP

[Cheegum]

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Thanks acrobi!!!

[acrobi123]

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np ^^ Cheegum bhai,
here is the episode 2 enjoy

Dailymotion

[Peoples_Champ]

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I laughed at the end when Yasir kisses his wife on the lips.
I was sitting with my dad and he says "What! Muslims don't even know what kissing is".

This show is kind of iffy. It has its good points and cheesy jokes. Oh well it means well.

[acrobi123]

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cheesy, or if it makes you smile or not, its kinda worth 30 minutes. :k:

[mAd_ScIeNtIsT]

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The 2nd episode was kind of better than the first - but it still focuses too much on insider theological jokes. The humour should not be about Islam or the controversies within the communities, it should be about the people.

I didn't find the whole wall or wall compromise thing funny. But I did find Yasir and his wife's feud to be amusing. particularly at the end where the Mayor tries to send Sarah home and she doesn't understand why until Yasir triggers his drill...

[cat-woman]

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thanks, for some reason thought it was on at 8:30, watching it now :D