Episode 3 - The Open House

Synopsis: An open house held in Mercy that is meant to bridge gaps between the Muslim and non-Muslim communities has unexpected consequences.
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Have you had any unexpected consequences? What did you think of Episode 3?

Open House

Aamar has a brilliant idea to invite the town folk to the mosque for an open house. He believes that the muslim community is misunderstood and an open house gives them the opportunity to find out about what Islam really is.  
When we have an open house in our community, we are asked to invite our [...]

Dating

In the show, Rayyan tries to explain that dating in Islam is like window shopping where the woman may know that a guy is good for her just by observing him or asking a few questions.
But that’s what dating is isn’t it? Getting to know the other person via an interview over dinner. It just might be at [...]

Hijab

Rayyan talks to an attendee at the open house about her hair being part of her sexuality and she would only show it to other women or her husband. 
I believe that women should decide whether they choose to wear a hijab or not. Although, some women tend to flaunt their sexuality so I guess it depends on how modest each [...]

Episode 3 - Preview

You can watch clips from Episode 3 at CBC.ca.
Vino at the Minbar: Baber helps clarify to the town-folk that it’s Minbar not ‘Mini-bar’.
Pasty White Friend: The gang discuss their choice of words for the open house.
Missionary Position: Fatima has stories from an African perspective.
Dating: Rayyan tries to explain that you don’t need to taste the cake [...]

Episode 2 - The Barrier

A barrier is put up to seperate the men and women which leads to fighting between the genders.
What did you think of this episode? 

Hockey Board

The men at the Mosque decide that the women are too distracting even though they sit behind them during congregations. The men decide to put up an old board from a hockey arena to seperate the two genders.
From our experience, it seems that a Mosque goes through phases where at some point the barrier discussion [...]

School Events

Baber’s daughter has to get permission from him to attend school functions and she has to describe them in a way that would get the approval of her father.
In Western cultures, school dances and parties are a dime a dozen.
Our parents were flexible enough to allow us to mingle with our friends and trusted that [...]

Dress

In the episode, Baber’s daughter tries to shock her father with the clothing she would wear before reaching a compromise that would work for both father and daughter.
The men in general don’t have a problem with their clothing, they may get the odd lecture about having pants extend below the knee but remain above the ankle. [...]

Debate

Amaar determines that the divider issue cannot be decided by one or two of the constituents. Each member of the Muslim community should have a voice but that’s not how it is at the gathering.
In some communities, women don’t have a voice at the Mosque but this is beginning to change. Women are starting to teach [...]