Episode 1 - Little Mosque

 
A young lawyer from Toronto, Amaar Rashid, moves  from Toronto to become an Imam in a small community in the prairies. When he arrives at his new home he realizes quickly that the muslims and locals are not getting along.
What were your thoughts on the topics in this episode?

Mosque

The Mosque in Mercy is rented from the local reverend and is situated in a Parish hall. The reverend needs to support his church so he rents space to Yassar’s construction company which uses the space for multiple purposes.
Subhanallah, our Masjid is fully owned and operated by approximately 25 families. We have work weekends where fellow muslims [...]

Airport

The Imam-to-be, Amaar, plans on flying out of Toronto to his “paradise” but because of his manner of speaking and choice of words, he is taken into custody instead. He has another incident later-on where he cannot purchase a one-way ticket.
At Sea-Tac International Airport in Seattle one year, I was the only person at the security check-poin line a little more [...]

Radioshow

Fred Tupper uses his radioshow to fuel the misconceptions already building in the community. Along with his guests he does a great job in twisting the information and using it out of context.
There was a story where a radioshow host tricked people by allowing them to express their true thoughts on Muslims by agreeing with the callers [...]

Ramadan

In Mercy, there is an argument about how they should determine the beginning of Ramadan. The opinions range from following Saudi Arabia, using a telescope versus using the naked eye much like the days of Muhammed.
Every year, we have a similar scenario where the same points are brought up. Some believe that scientists have the [...]

Food

In the show, Sarah insists on preparing cucumber sandwiches for fast-breaking while Fatima demands that they prepare traditional Goat curry.
For us, we know that pasta lasts longer so oftentimes during the month we have it in the morning. Mother also used to cook flavourful curries the night before that we would have with roti in the mornings. [...]