Little Mosque on the Prairie

Seraphim —

The series focuses on the Muslim population of the fictional rural prairie town of Mercy, the show derives much of its humour from the interactions of the Muslims with the non-Muslim townspeople of Mercy and by the contrast of conservative Islamic views with more liberal interpretations.

You catch some of the episodes on youtube ...

ive watched some of it .... and its as funny as hell...

Although i do have to warn you:
1) Dont expect strict following of Islam... remember its a comedy
2) Ignore some of the comments ... theres alot of Islamaphobes out there... iim sure i dont have to remind you ppl.

Well take a look and post back, what you think.

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Seraphim — Thu, 5 Apr 2007 - 22:24

AdminI wasn't saying it is bad.

PS have you seen Dexter?

Dexter's Laboratory? Whats a cartoon about an annoyingly intelligent little kid got to do with Little Mosque?

You — Thu, 5 Apr 2007 - 22:32

No no.

"Dexter" A showtime show that was broadcast last year. 12 episodes.

Story is about a serial killer who works in a forensics department. Based on some books, but has goes its own way.

Seraphim — Thu, 5 Apr 2007 - 22:40

AdminNo no.

"Dexter" A showtime show that was broadcast last year. 12 episodes.

Story is about a serial killer who works in a forensics department. Based on some books, but has goes its own way.

Oooohhh no... im not watching something that only has 12 episodes. Coz thats how it starts. I watch one episode i begin to like it so i watch another ... and another... and another... and before i know it ive watched them all and im left with an empty feeling inside 😢 . So no.

But lets try to stick to the topic pls

You — Thu, 5 Apr 2007 - 22:41

That is a full season and it is rather good. Also the story is more or less self contained. It does not leave on a cliff hanger for next season. Second season has been commissioned.

LHP has potential from the first ep.

malik — Sun, 8 Apr 2007 - 12:56

I hope this is played on British TV soon. I have seen clips of it. I also read some reviews. We need more programmes like this.
It would be very good for everyone to understand Muslims a bit better.

Seraphim — Sun, 8 Apr 2007 - 13:25

malikI hope this is played on British TV soon. I have seen clips of it. I also read some reviews. We need more programmes like this.
It would be very good for everyone to understand Muslims a bit better.

yeah coz muslims around the world are known for their sense of humour

MuslimBro — Sun, 8 Apr 2007 - 23:00

I enjoyed it so much that I searched on youtube and have watched about 50 clips of it, and still counting.....

The only person who acts like a proper Muslim I would say is that Pakistani guy Baber.

People have turned the comments section for that show on youtube into a debate, this is what one person had to say relating to another comment someone else made:

hijabi0909what i meant was MOST hadith are WRONG and cause fights between Muslims and SOME are right as u mentioned the namaz ones. One of the biggest Hadith causing argument between Muslims is the Sunni and Shia thing...in my opinion its bull! im not kidding.

You — Sun, 8 Apr 2007 - 23:27

MuslimBro

hijabi0909... One of the biggest Hadith causing argument between Muslims is the Sunni and Shia thing...in my opinion its bull! im not kidding.

There is no hadith separating Sunni from shia... unless they make one up in the show?

The split happened much later.

*DUST* — Sun, 8 Apr 2007 - 23:49

aw come on guys, it's not THAT funny, most of the ok jokes come from baber. to be honest i think muslims/asians are like "wow, a 'muslim' show on mainstream tv" and that's the main reason they're watching it. i don't find it representative of muslim communities in the States either. i mean how many hijabi girls would invite a non-muslim guy for a 'halaal' date to their house, with their parents present?! how idiotic. :roll:

Funzo — Mon, 9 Apr 2007 - 00:26

thats the funny thing about it its so wrong it seems funny its jus comic no way on this earth does it represent muslims

Seraphim — Mon, 9 Apr 2007 - 11:02

*DUST*i mean how many hijabi girls would invite a non-muslim guy for a 'halaal' date to their house, with their parents present?! how idiotic. :roll:

You seriously dont get comedy do you?

You — Mon, 9 Apr 2007 - 14:06

There is more than one type of comedy.

Some is derrivative. Some ludicrous. Some clever and witty.

Different people find different types funny.

I for one normally cringe at slapstick. It is just so unfunny.

Ya'qub — Mon, 9 Apr 2007 - 15:51

iv seen about 3 episodes and im not sure its my cup of tea.

its actually just a very old-fashioned conventional comedy with a 'quirky' range of characters with 'humorous' foreign accents. like something from the '70s.

it shows Muslims as constantly squabbling over minor issues, and while this may b reasonably accurate, its a stereotype and surely this should b challenging common images of muslims in the west.

and when u compare it with jewish comedy, especially things like curb you enthusiasm etc., its really quite embarrasing...

hope it gets better once the characters are a bit more settled, cos the 1st series of LOADS of comedies are patchy

*DUST* — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 - 16:18

Seraphim

*DUST*i mean how many hijabi girls would invite a non-muslim guy for a 'halaal' date to their house, with their parents present?! how idiotic. :roll:

You seriously dont get comedy do you?

you couldn't get more condescending could you? :roll: the creator of Little Mosque on the Prairie said she got the idea from a small muslim community she lived in and the issues they faced, i.e. it is meant to be representative. it's fine for Muslims to laugh at the above situation knowing full well that it would never happen, but non-Muslims who have no knowledge of Muslim values will get the wrong idea. it shouldn't claim to be representative of Muslim communities in America.

Ya'qub — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 - 16:39

I think theres only so many jokes about people thinking all Muslims are terrorists, and even tho some of them were quite (ahem) funny, the show didnt seem to offer anything else, either new or interesting.

Alhamdulillah we now have our 1st Muslim comedy.
Insha'Allah we will soon have our 1st funny Muslim comedy.

Although, there is a hadith that says the Prophet ﷺ walked past a group of the Sahaba who were laughing and joking together and stopped them and said to them "If you knew what I know, you would laugh little and weep much."