Little Mosque on the Prairie

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A Canadian sitcom about a small Muslim congregation in a Saskatchewan town — among the first Western comedies centred on ordinary Muslim characters.

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Identifiers
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Review
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Humour and everyday lifeMuslim minorities under non-Muslim ruleMosques

Screening Room

Format
Series · Muslim history or life carries the story
Countries
CA
Languages
en (original)
Approach
comedy
Depiction of sacred figures
The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
Titles in other languages
Little Mosque on the Prairieمسجد صغير على البراري

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Overview

"Little Mosque on the Prairie" is a comedy series released in 2007, produced in Canada. Its leading performers include None, Carlo Rota, Sheila McCarthy, None and None. A Canadian sitcom about a small Muslim community in a town in Saskatchewan; one of the early Western comedies led by ordinary Muslim characters. 1 2

Context and reception

The work is listed in the screening room index with its data and external links.

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Features
Zaib Shaikh· Carlo Rota· Sheila McCarthy· Sitara Hewitt· Manoj Sood· Arlene Duncan· Debra McGrath· Derek McGrath
Broadcast by
CBC Television

People and things also explored

Citizen Khan· The Infidel· The Muslims Are Coming!· Almanya: Welcome to Germany· Let It Be Morning· Man Like Mobeen· Babri Masjid· The Jami' al-Qati'a of Baghdad

Sources

  1. Wikidata
  2. IMDb
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islam.museum contributors. “Little Mosque on the Prairie”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/masjid-saghir-ala-al-marah-2007/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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