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Little Mosque on the Prairie premiere date

From CBC:

Ground-Breaking New Comedy Series Little Mosque on the Prairie Debuts Tuesday, Jan. 9 at 8:30 p.m. on CBC Television

Welcome to Mercy, small town Canada with a little Muslim twist! LITTLE MOSQUE ON THE PRAIRIE, an unabashedly comedic look at a small Muslim community living side by side the residents of a little prairie town, premieres Tuesday, Jan. 9 at 8: 30 p.m. on CBC Television, following The Rick Mercer Report. An encore presentation will air Wednesday, Jan. 10 at 8 p.m. And beginning Monday, Jan. 15, the anticipated series moves to its regular timeslot at 9 p.m., repeating Wednesdays at 8 p.m.

This highly entertaining, witty comedy leaps into uncharted waters by openly addressing Muslim and Canadian stereotypes for the first time on Canadian television. The story unfolds in the fictional community of Mercy, as the town tries to cope with the little mosque that recently opened its doors inside the local Anglican parish hall. At its heart, LITTLE MOSQUE ON THE PRAIRIE is a humorous look at relationships, family, love, the generation gap and balancing Muslim beliefs and traditions in a prairie setting.

The inspiration for the storylines come from the personal experiences of the show’s creator, Zarqa Nawaz, a Muslim and mother of four who moved west to Regina with her family a decade ago. A former CBC Radio producer, Nawaz began making short comedic films about Muslims in 1996. Her highly acclaimed 2005 documentary Me and the Mosque aired earlier this season on CBC Newsworld.

“The best rule in comedy is write what you know, the more serious the issue, the more fun I try to have with it,” said Nawaz. “A television series provided a perfect vehicle to explore the dynamics of the Muslim and non-Muslim community in Canada.”

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