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"Small town Canada with a little Muslim twist"

Little Mosque on the Prairie is a sitcom that premiered in January, 2007

About the Show:
Little Mosque On The Prairie is a sitcom that focuses on the comedic outlook of a small Muslim community interacting with the citizens of a little prairie town named Mercy.

The sitcom reveals that although we are different in ethnicity and in skin color, we are all surprisingly similar when it comes to family, love, the generation gaps, and our attempts to balance our secular and religious lives while trying to understand those of others in the community.

Main Cast and Characters:

Cast	Characters
Zaib Shaikh	Amaar Rashid
Carlo Rota	Yasir Hamoudi
Sheila McCarthy	Sarah Hamoudi
Sitara Hewitt	Rayyan Hamoudi
Manoj Sood	Baber Siddiqui
Arlene Duncan	Fatima Dinssa
Derek McGrath	Reverend Duncan Magee
Debra McGrath	Mayor Ann Popowicz
Neil Crone	Fred Tupper

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More information: CBC

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Episode 1. Little Mosque
When a young lawyer from Toronto decides to become an Imam, he decides to move west to the prairies to pursue his true calling. As the new spiritual leader arrives in his new home, the Muslim community butts heads with locals.

Episode 2. The Barrier
When Baber decides to put up a barrier to separate men and women at the mosque, a war of words along gender lines erupts.

Episode 3. The Open House
An open house held in Mercy that is meant to bridge gaps between the Muslim and non-Muslim communities has unexpected consequences.

Episode 4. Swimming Upstream
Rayaan and her mother have an argument over the swimming schedule at the local pool.

Episode 5. The Convert
The mosque has a new member and this leads to much discussion among the populace of Mercy.

Episode 6. The Archdeacon Cometh
With the Anglican church in Mercy facing financial troubles and a visit from the Archdeacon, the Muslim community tries to help out.

Episode 7. Mother-in-Law
Yasir's mother arrives for a visit and has plans that could prove disruptive for him and his family.

Episode 8. Playing With Fire
Rayyan considers dating a local fireman and this proves to be unsettling for a few people.

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Episode 1. Grave Concern
Baber and Yasir decide to set up a Muslim cemetary but this does not go over well with some in the local community.

Episode 2. Public Access
Amaar and Rayyan become co-hosts of a public access Islam themed show.

Episode 3. Ban The Burka
A Burka wearing newcomer stirs up a wide range of emotions in Mercy.

Episode 4. Lucky Day
Sarah is jubilant when she wins the lottery until she remembers that, as a practicing Muslim, she isn't supposed to gamble.

Episode 5. Mercy Beet
A local company's stock price rises dramatically and everybody in town wants to take advantage of the opportunity.

Episode 6. Rival Imam
Amaar has to deal with conflicting emotions when a former friend and now bitter rival comes to Mercy.

Episode 7. Spy Something or Get Out
The people at the mosque become suspicious when an agent from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service comes to town.

Episode 8. Best Intentions
Baber starts to rethink his outlook on life when Amaar inadvertently gives him the " evil eye ".

Episode 9. No Fly List
Amaar and Rayyan go with Baber to the US consulate to get Baber removed from the American " No Fly List ".

Episode 10. Eid's A Wonderful Life
Rayyan decides to add a few yuletide touches to cheer up Sarah, who is openly longing for the traditions of Christmas.

Episode 11. The Five Year Plan
During preparations for New Year's Eve festivities, many people in Mercy reflect back on what they were doing five years earlier.

Episode 12. Jihad on Ice
Amaar challenges Fred Tupper to a curling showdown though Amaar's knowledge of the sport is rather limited.

Episode 13. Crush
Amaar thinks Layla has a crush on him and tries to figure out a way of ending it quickly.

Episode 14. Welcome To Mercy
Sarah looks to replace the " Welcome to Mercy " sign with one written in multiple languages but this proves to be more difficult than she anticipates.

Episode 15. Wheat Week
The mayor tries to have the " Wheat Week " celebration canceled but this move lands her in hot water with the people of Mercy.

Episode 16. Ear For Trouble
During the Ramadan period, Amaar challenges his congregation to abstain from lying, getting angry or gossiping but this proves to be difficult for some.

Episode 17. Meet J.J.
A childhood friend of Rayyan's visits Mercy and Rayyan finds herself infatuated.

Episode 18. Security Alert
J.J. and Rayyan look for a chaperone for their budding relationship.

Episode 19. Islam On Tap
J.J. seems to be intimidated by Rayaan's dating experience.

Episode 20. Marriage Minded
After a short courtship, J.J. decides to ask Rayyan to marry him.

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Episode 1. Amaar At the Bat
Rayyan reveals her answer to J.J.'s marriage proposal.

Episode 2. Lord Of The Ring
Amaar returns to Toronto and his parents to think over his future.

Episode 3. A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Mercy
Amaar returns to Mercy to resume his role as Imam but finds he has to reapply for the job.

Episode 4. The Ties That Bind
Layla signs up Baber for an online dating site but soon decides that she must prevent her father from meeting the woman he is matched with.

Episode 5. Rules R Rules
Yasir hires Amaar to work as a construction assistant but soon realizes that not everybody is qualified to work such a position.

Episode 6. Let Prairie Dogs Lie
Yasir joins a local lodge to make business contacts but soon realizes that he may be in over his head.

Episode 7. Sweet Sixteen
Baber enlists Yasir and Sarah's help in planning a party for Layla's sixteenth birthday but Layla isn't keen on the idea.

8. Mercy Dot Com
Fatima looks to make aEpisode  number of patrons toting laptops happy at her cafe but risks alienating the rest of her customers in the process.

Episode 9. A Hard Day's Fight
J.J. is called back to Dubai and this development threatens to cause problems for the relationship between him and Rayyan.

Episode 10. Baber Is From Mars, Vegans Are From Vegus
Rayyan and Yasir both want to be on Sarah's team in a charity marathon, which leaves Sarah a difficult choice to make.

Episode 11. True Bromance
Amaar befriends a reporter new to the Mercy area but this friendship is tested when the two wind up in jail.

Episode 12. Double Troubles
Amaar is enlisted by a friend to go on a double date but finds his confidence somewhat shaken by the outcome.

Episode 13. The Week Of Dying Dangerously
Fred gets some unsettling news from a visit to Rayyan's clinic and decides to change his life radically as a result with his rocky relationship with the local Muslim community the first thing to be changed.

Episode 14. Raised Expectations
Amaar's attempts to get a raise for himself fail and Fred decides to help him by pursuing the matter on his own.

Episode 15. Colour Me Excited
JJ tells Rayyan that his parents have bought them a palace in Dubai to live in and the couple try to decide whether to live in Dubai or stay in Mercy.

Episode 16. Recipe For Disaster
Yasir says he is too busy to attend a marriage workshop with Sarah but soon comes to regret his decision.

Episode 17. My Shariah
JJ opens an early wedding present but has no idea what the gift is and neither does anybody else.

Episode 18. Baber Makes An Entrance
Baber insists that the Muslim women enter the mosque through a separate entrance. However, when he has a change of heart, Baber finds it difficult to undo what he has begun.

Episode 19. Meet the Jaffers
J.J.'s parents arrive for the wedding and J.J.'s mother tells Rayyan something in private and swears Rayyan to secrecy over.

Episode 20. Can I Get A Witness?
J.J. and Rayyan's wedding date arrives and chaos threatens to unravel what should be a joyous occasion.

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1. Love Thy Neighbour
The man taking over for Reverend Magee wants Amaar and the Muslims out of the church but soon learns that this is not a popular action with his congregation.

2. Big Boys Don't Cry
Amaar invites Reverend Thorne to co-host an upcoming party but Thorne's meddling threatens to turn the event into a disaster.

3. What's Yours Is Mine
Amaar thinks Reverend Thorne is stealing his sermons but his idea to prove this threatens to backfire on him.

4. Break And Enter
After Rayyan forbids surprise visits, Sarah sneaks into Rayyan's home to get her emergency key and finds herself trapped inside the house.

5. Death By Chocolate
Reverend Thorne installs a vending machine during a fundraiser fasting session that Amaar is leading over a thirty hour period. Amaar finds he may have to fight the temptation of easy food with faith.

6. The Bid
Yasir is determined to win the bid to renovate the church even if it results in bankrupting him in the process.

7. Handle With Care
Yasir accidentally breaks Thorne's statue of Jesus and when he tries to secretly replace it, Yasir receives an unexpected surprise.

8. Saving Sarah Hamoudi
Sarah agrees to help Reverend Thorne improve the church's profile in the area. In response, Amaar recruits Nate to help do the same for the mosque.

9. Gloves Will Keep Us Together
Thorne tricks Amaar into taking part in a charity boxing match and Amaar finds that if he tries to back out, he might lose face in the community.

10. Bye Bye Yasir
Amaar is dumbfounded when he learns Reverend Thorne is faking injuries sustained from the charity boxing match in an effort to make Amaar look bad and generate sympathy for Thorne.

11. The Great Indoors
Amaar and Reverend Thorne become lost during a camping trip in the woods. During their struggle to find the way home, the two discover they have more in common than either believed previously.

12. Pants On Fire
The Mayor fires Sarah for lying at an inopportune time. Sarah is determined to get her job back and hatches a scheme to do just that.

13. The Letter
Amaar accidentally opens a letter meant for Rev. Thorne and learns more about him than he really wanted to know.

14. Holly Go Quickly
Rayyan is thrilled when a friend from her days at college comes to visit. However, Rayyan's enthusiasm is dampened when she finds out the real reason her friend is in Mercy.

15. Radio Silence
Reverend Thorne encourages Baber to share his views on the local station and the people of Mercy are so upset by what they hear that Amaar must look for a way to get him off the radio quickly.

16. Keeping The Faith
Amaar sides with Rayyan in a disagreement with fundamentalists but this decision may be prove to be costly one for him.

17. Farewell To Amaars
Amaar decides to stay in Mercy after he is fired as Imam. Meanwhile, Baber takes over for Amaar as Imam and things go badly very quickly.

18. A Lease Too Far
With an archbishop coming for a visit and looking to meet the Muslims in Mercy, Thorne tries to hide the fact that he has evicted the mosque.

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1. A Christmas Story
Amaar recalls his first Christmas where a misunderstanding led to a dispute between Anglicans and Muslims with Amaar and Reverend Magee as the focal points.

2. The Proposal
Amaar searches for the best way to propose to Rayyan.

3. Bromancing The Iman
Amaar babysits with Rayyan, who tries to get Amaar to agree to include the prospect of children in their shared future.

4. Kept Imam
Struggling with the notion that he won't be contributing financially in his upcoming marriage with Rayyan, Ammar suprises Rayyan with a pre-nuptial agreement.

5. Loose Lips
Amaar gets into trouble with Rayyan when he relates personal things about her while chatting with Mercy residents.

6. Roomies
Amaar moves in with Rev. Thorne temporarily and Thorne looks to sabotage Amaar's efforts to find a permanent place so Amaar will stay his roommate.

7. Smooth Hate Criminal
Rayyan finds herself out of the loop after she convinces Amaar to befriend Rev. Thorne.

8. Brother, Can You Spare A Mosque?
Amaar and Rayyan's joint shopping trip for a bed takes an odd turn when Amaar discover that Rayyan snores in her sleep.

9. Every Thorne Has A Rose
Amaar and Rayyan learn that Rev. Thorne has fallen in love with the local librarian and Rayyan's interfering, against Amaar's advising her to stay away, may sabotage the budding romance.

10. Love At First Fight
Amaar finds himself in trouble with Rayyan after he supports a bylaw proposed by a conservative faction that would prohibit women from holding positions on the Mosque board.

11. An Arranged Marriage
Amaar and Rayyan get Sarah to arrange their upcoming marriage but things quickly spiral out of control.

12. Bachelor Party
Rev. Magee arranges for a bachelor party for Amaar that is in keeping with Islam traditions. However, Rev. Thorne looks to upstage things by planning a paint ball match.

13. If You Leave Me Now...
Amaar finds himself looking choose between staying as Imam in Mercy or taking on a dream job in Montreal.

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1. Home Again
Sarah and Rayyan help each other come to terms with Sarah's divorce from Yasir, who has decided to remain in Lebanon. Meanwhile, Amaar tries to sort of his imam related issues with Baber and Thorne once and for all.

2. What's in a Name
Amaar tries to solve Rayyan's problems at work with her new receptionist Poppy, but it causes Rayyan to become extremely stressed at home. Meanwhile, Ann takes Sarah out for a ladies night at a local bar while Baber and Thorne compete for Sarah's religious allegiance.

3. Short Fuse
Amaar tries to impress Rayyan with his non-existent handyman skills, which results in secretly recruiting Sarah for her do-it-yourself expertise to get the job done. When Rayyan become suspicious of Amaar's ability to suddenly fix things, she volunteers him to fix Fred's shower. Baber and Thorne challenge each other to a fasting competition that escalates to insane heights, even for them.

4. The Dating Game
Amaar gets close to winning a Multi-Faith Award and Baber and Thorne fight over the cash prize. Meanwhile, Ann sets Sarah up on the worst first-date of her life, which leads to the worst second-date of her life. And Nate and Fatima team up to make a multi-ethnic sandwich.

5. Brotherly Love
Thorne's brother Charles arrives in Mercy to audit Ann for Revenue Canada and reconcile with Thorne, who just wants him to go away. Amaar and Rayyan's first dinner party is interrupted when Amaar tries something fancy.

6. Destination Chicken
Amaar unexpectedly gets a sign from above after Baber tries to help Amaar find his new purpose. Meanwhile, Ann’s crush on Charles fuels old sibling rivalries when she encourages her new flame to help out with Rev. Thorne’s Destination Church Spectacular. Sarah is left to deal with the town audit single-handed.

7. Mosque of Dreams
Everyone finds out Amaar's inspiration for his new Mosque came from a chicken, which leads to a drop in public support, while Baber tries to prove to the town they don't need another mosque by getting himself arrest. Sarah has a crisis of faith and considers eating bacon, while Ann suffers a crisis of love while sexting the now absent Charles Thorne.

8. Finder Weepers
Feeling undervalued by Ann, Sarah agrees to work for Ann's college "frenemy" Glenda Beckford, the mayor of Darnelly, without knowing that Glenda has ulterior motives for hiring her. Meanwhile, Amaar is so busy planning the new mosque that he forgets Rayyan's birthday and Baber and Thorne compete for more customers as the mosque-church's last rummage sale.

9. Haunted Mosque on the Prairie
Amaar accidentally leads everyone to believe the new mosque is haunted by referring to a "dead body" found in the mosque (a hamster), so Sarah suggests that he and Rayyan spend a night there to prove it isn't haunted. Thorne helps Baber overcome his irrational fear of Jinn (Muslim ghosts), by watching the movie Ghostbusters. Nate goes to extreme lengths to ask Poppy out on a date.

10. The Worst of Times
Amaar reveals that he will be imam of the new mosque, so Baber forms a splinter mosque. Ann is upset about Charles's upcoming wedding, so Sarah helps her take suggestive photos of herself. Sarah attempts to rejoin the church choir and accidentally sets fire to the church. Everyone gathers and watches the church burn down.

11. Best of Times
The new mosque opens, with Amaar as imam.

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