TV Review

Normalizing “The Other”: The Case of Little Mosque on the Prairie

I don’t have any through research nor lots of data to back the following statement up, but it seems to me that one of the reasons for the recent upsurge in prejudices, as expressed in various anti-insert-a-culture-or-religion-here sentiment is intimately linked with fear of the unknown, which, mixed with a liberal dose of misinformation, can… Read More Normalizing “The Other”: The Case of Little Mosque on the Prairie

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Normalizing “The Other”: The Case of Little Mosque on the Prairie

I don’t have any through research nor lots of data to back the following statement up, but it seems to me that one of the reasons for the recent upsurge in prejudices, as expressed in various anti-insert-a-culture-or-religion-here sentiment is intimately linked with fear of the unknown, which, mixed with a liberal dose of misinformation, can… Read More Normalizing “The Other”: The Case of Little Mosque on the Prairie

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Canadian TV stepping up to the plate

For the longest time, Canadian actors had to travel Due South (pun totally intended) to be able to ‘make it’ – but more and more it seems that this isn’t the case. They can stay up here, freezing in the wonderful country of their birth and make it pretty big, too. The great part is… Read More Canadian TV stepping up to the plate

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Review: Little Mosque on the Prairie, Season 3, Episode 18

There is a great gem of a show on the CBC that I have been watching almost since its beginnings that has great potential to be reviewed on Sahar’s blog. But, to be honest, there is just so much to talk about in the mere 20-something minutes that the show lasts that I can’t ever… Read More Review: Little Mosque on the Prairie, Season 3, Episode 18

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Commentary: Little Mosque on the Prairie, Season 3, Episode 7

While I do not wish to start a regular review of each LMOTP episode (yet…?), I was inspired to share the following exchange, which I found absolutely priceless. On Episode 7 of Season 3, Fred Tupper (a local rather abrasive radio talk show host) and Fatema (the rather opinionated owner of Café Fatema) had a… Read More Commentary: Little Mosque on the Prairie, Season 3, Episode 7

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Why you should watch Little Mosque on the Prairie

Canadian TV is often overshadowed by something bigger – i.e. its American counterpart (have you heard of that beast before?) which is unfortunate because we have some great prime time stuff to watch (and for once, I’m not talking about hockey). It seems quite normal for Canada, with its (still) lovely reputation, to come up… Read More Why you should watch Little Mosque on the Prairie