Zarqa Nawaz (Creator of Little Mosque on the Prairie) - Part 1

Muslim Public Affairs Council Banquet in Houston, TX honoring Zarqa Nawaz, creator of the Little Mosque on the Prairie. She talks about the challenges of heading a Muslim-themed TV on Canadian TV. In addition to:

*How the show saved CBC and its impact around the world
*Insightful look into North American Muslims
*Being a filmmaker and insight into the TV sitcom world
*Criticism from Conservative Muslim population
*Marketing challenges of TV show
*Universality of the show
*Excuse my cell phone ringing
*Possibility of an American adaption of show
*Inspiration and genesis behind the show

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• little mosque on the prairie
• zarqa nawaz
• canadian
• filmmaker
• muslim
• islam
• Pakistani
• cbc

[seetv569]

Thank you soooo much for posting this! I was looking for a video on this sister. She has done sooo much for the promotion of healthy Islam. May Allah bless her tremendously! Ameen.

JazakAllah!

[TheKutaKowboy]

@seetv569 walaikum, i also have another video of her in my other videos, look up "'Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness' - Part 4" and "'Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness'" - Part 5

[seetv569]

@TheKutaKowboy Yep! Caught that TOO! LOL! Thanks a lot! I'm hoping to meet her one day inshallah and possibly work with her too. JazakAllah again for posting good vids! Salaam!

[TheKutaKowboy]

@seetv569 try checking the national summer ISNA conference. She may be there after session hours to talk to.

[msoliviamandell]

Little Mosque on the Prairie is awesome! I love this show!!!

[litafanforlife]

Zarqa seems like a cool lady. I love Little Mosque On the Prairie

[thespeez]

Bring a variation of this show to the USA retitled as "Little Mosque in the Heart of Dixie", base it out of a small town in Alabama (of course), have it feature a family who while they are recent immigrants to the 'States are country music fans, race car nuts, like to shoot and hunt, have a Ford F-250 pickup truck with a long gun rack in the rear window in the driveway and all in all try to do their best balancing their faith and culture. I think it would make for an interesting show.