Smallscreen - Little Mosque on the Prairie
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This Canadian comedy is located in Mercy Saskatchewan, a small town out in the prairies. There is a community of Muslims headed by community leader Yasir Hamoudi, a local building contractor.
He is married to Sarah, a Caucasian ex-Christian who has converted to Islam for her husband. Their adult daughter, Rayyan, is a feminist Muslim doctor. The religious leader of the Muslim community - the Imam - is Amaar Rashid, a young, Canadian-born ex-lawyer from Toronto, who came to Mercy to replace Baber Siddiqui, who was deemed too extreme by many in the Mercy Muslim community.
The local diner is run by Fatima Dinssa, a Nigerian Muslim who is strict about her religion but more liberal in her cultural values. The Muslims in Mercy are co-existing, sometimes well, sometimes not, with their Christian neighbors.
Reverend Duncan Magee welcomes his Muslim neighbors, especially if they enhance the social and economic fabric of the community and his parish. Likewise, Mayor Ann Popowicz welcomes the Muslim population especially if they vote for her. However, local radio host, Fred Tupper, is suspect of the Muslims. But many of the townsfolk, Muslim or Christian, are equally as suspect of someone like Amaar since he is from the big city of Toronto.
TV information
| Showing: | 2007- |
| Channel/Network: | CBC-Mosque |
Cast
| Brandon Firla | Reverend William Thorne |
| Carlo Rota | Yasir Hamoudi |
| Zaib Shaikh | Amaar Rashid |
| Sitara Hewitt | Rayyan Hamoudi |
| Debra McGrath | Mayor Ann Popowicz |
| Manoj Sood | Baber Siddiqui |
| Neil Crone | Fred Tupper |
| Sheila McCarthy | Sarah Hamoudi |
| Derek McGrath | Reverend Duncan Magee |
| Boyd Banks | Joe Peterson |
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