Season 2 - Episode 10 - Eid’s a Wonderful Life

Synopsis: Rayyan decides to add a few yuletide touches to cheer up Sarah, who is openly longing for the traditions of Christmas.

Christmas is around the corner and Sarah’s blue. She misses the fun and pageantry of her pre-conversion Christmasses. Rayyan vows to make this year’s Muslim festival, Eid alhada, a little more Christmassy to cheer up her mom. And: the Christmas rush leads to trouble at the mosque, where Amaar and Magee come into conflict over limited parking.

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Season 2 - Episode 9 - No Fly List

Synopsis: Amaar and Rayyan go with Baber to the US consulate to get Baber removed from the American ” No Fly List “.

Baber can’t give a keynote speech at a conference in Chicago because he’s on the American no fly list. Amaar and Rayyan persuade him to fight the power by taking a day-long road trip to the American consulate. Back in Mercy, the Mayor wants to put a private bathroom in her office — and Yasir will stop at nothing to get the job. Guest-starring Dave Foley (Kids in the Hall, News Radio).

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Season 2 - Episode 8 - Best Intentions

Synopsis: Baber starts to rethink his outlook on life when Amaar inadvertently gives him the ” evil eye “.

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Season 2 - Episode 7 - Spy Something or Get Out

Synopsis: The people at the mosque become suspicious when an agent from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service comes to town.

Suspicions are aroused when CSIS agent Nancy Layton (The Daily Show’s Samantha Bee) comes to visit Mercy. She says she’s here to fish, but Fatima thinks she’s up to no good. Amaar argues for common sense: of course the government wouldn’t spy on Mercy mosque… would it? Meanwhile, Amaar opens a store in the mosque to sell Islamic merchandise. He enlists Rayyan and Baber to run the store, unleashing Rayyan’s competitive nature.

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Season 2 - Episode 6 - Rival Imaam

Synopsis: Amaar has to deal with conflicting emotions when a former friend and now bitter rival comes to Mercy.

Amaar’s old friend and rival Ali comes to visit Mercy and the competition starts anew. And a water shortage prompts Rayyan to turn Mercy mosque into the world’s first ecofriendly “green mosque.”

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Season 2 - Episode 5 - Mercy Beet

Synopsis: A local company’s stock price rises dramatically and everybody in town wants to take advantage of the opportunity.

Toronto Maple Leaf’s star Darcy Tucker endorses a brand of beet juice made in Mercy and the company’s stock goes through the roof. Sarah helps the Mayor re-brand the town as beet capital of Canada. But will the “beet train” lead them to riches or derail the whole town.

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Season 2 - Repeat - Swimming Upstream

Please check out the Post from Last Season for discussions on this Episode.

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Swimming Upstream

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Lucky Day

Synopsis: Sarah’s habit of buying lottery tickets runs her afoul of both Islam and her daughter. Meanwhile Amaar struggles to hip-ify Muslim youth day by re-branding it “Islamapalooza.”

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Season 2 - Episode 3 - Ban the Burka

Synopsis:  A Burka wearing newcomer stirs up a wide range of emotions in Mercy.

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Season 2 - Episode 2 - Public Access

Synopsis: Mercy’s local public access TV station asks Amaar to host an Islamic-themed program. With things not going well, he brings Rayyan on as a guest but she steals the show. Also, Layla fears the wrath of her father after a hair dye job goes wrong.

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